Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 March 2061A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:38, sunset 18:26. Yamaganda 09:35 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 12:32 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:29 to 16:57.00061218Moonset 07:45Moonrise 20:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 March 2061

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 13:20, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:29 to 16:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:38
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:35 to 11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:56
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:32 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:29 to 16:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:26

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 13:20 · Tritiya until 15:06 Wed
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:41 Wed, then Chitra until 03:10 Thu
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:23, then Vriddhi until 17:43 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 13:20 · Vanija until 02:09 Wed · Vishti until 15:06 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 17 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 13:42 and 18:31.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 18 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.