Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 28 March 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:37. Yamaganda 09:21 to 10:54. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:26 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:32 to 17:04.00061218Moonset 04:51Moonrise 15:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 28 March 2056

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

Dwadashi until 01:43 Wed, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:32 to 17:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:21 to 10:54
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:26 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:22
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:32 to 17:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:51 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 01:43 Wed · Trayodashi until 22:55 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:49, then Magha until 10:10 Wed
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:34, then Shula until 13:22 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:52 · Balava until 01:43 Wed · Kaulava until 12:24 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:22Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 28 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 10 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:00 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.