Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 March 2066A 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 09:02Moonrise 23:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 March 2066

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 18:19, then Shashthi.

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.09:02
  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.23:23

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 18:19 · Shashthi until 16:05 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:28, then Anuradha until 19:59 Wed
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:13 Wed, then Vajra until 21:15 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 07:28 · Taitila until 18:19 · Gara until 05:12 Wed · Vanija until 16:05 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 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe 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 EkadashiSunday 21 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday 23 Mar after sunrise.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 22 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.