Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 March 2042A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 09:29 to 10:59. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:29 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:30 to 17:01.00061218Moonset 14:45Moonrise 04:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 March 2042

Tuesday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:29, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:27 and 08:51.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:30 to 17:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:29 to 10:59
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:54
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:29 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:30 to 17:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:55 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 12:29 · Dwadashi until 09:39 Wed
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:39 Wed, then Dhanishtha until 23:14 Wed
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:46 Wed, then Siddha until 21:02 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:29 · Kaulava until 23:08 · Taitila until 09:39 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 18 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:27 and 08:51.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 1 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:11 and 08:40.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.