Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 23 March 2055A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 18:34. Yamaganda 09:25 to 10:56. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:28 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:31 to 17:02.00061218Moonset 14:25Moonrise 04:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 23 March 2055

Tuesday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 02:08 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 08:47 and 08:47.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:31 to 17:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:25 to 10:56
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:28 to 13:59
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:25
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:31 to 17:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:06 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 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 02:08 Wed · Dwadashi until 04:41 Thu
  • NakshatraShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:43 Wed
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:33, then Siddha until 22:26 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:58 · Balava until 02:08 Wed · Kaulava until 15:23 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:06Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:47 and 08:47.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 8 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 06:03 and 08:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.