Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 March 2061A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, 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 12:03Moonrise 02:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 March 2061

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 04:32 Wed, then Dashami.

Observed today Meena sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:30 to 11:00
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:03
  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.02:52 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 04:32 Wed · Dashami until 05:22 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:13, then Purva Ashadha until 18:55 Wed
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:58, then Variyan until 21:41 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:51 · Gara until 04:32 Wed · Vanija until 17:03 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Meena sankrantiTuesday 15 March

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.