Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 March 2055A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Yamaganda 09:30 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:30 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:30 to 17:00.00061218Moonset 08:43Moonrise 21:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 March 2055

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 00:50 Wed, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:30 to 17:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:43
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:30 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:30 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:30 to 17:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:55

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 00:50 Wed · Panchami until 22:41 Wed
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:34 Wed, then Vishakha until 00:11 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, Vyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:41, then Vyaghata until 04:18 Wed, then Harshana until 01:29 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:10 · Balava until 00:50 Wed · Kaulava until 11:40 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 16 March
  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 16 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:47 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.