Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 20 March 2035A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 18:32. Yamaganda 09:27 to 10:58. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 12:29 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:31 to 17:01.00061218Moonset 04:34Moonrise 15:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 20 March 2035

Tuesday is Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:15, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:31 to 17:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:27 to 10:58
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:29 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:10
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:31 to 17:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:34 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 07:15 · Dwadashi until 05:56 Wed · Trayodashi until 04:58 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, Ashlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:47, then Ashlesha until 06:10 Wed, then Magha until 05:52 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:58 Wed, then Dhriti until 23:59 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:15 · Bava until 18:33 · Balava until 05:56 Wed · Kaulava until 17:24 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 20 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiTuesday 20 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 4 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:08 and 08:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.