Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 12 March 2075A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:34, sunset 18:28. Yamaganda 09:33 to 11:02. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:31 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:29 to 16:59.00061218Moonset 13:57Moonrise 04:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 12 March 2075

Tuesday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:44, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Thursday 14 Mar after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:29 to 16:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:34
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:33 to 11:02
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:31 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:57
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:29 to 16:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:08 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 08:44 · Ekadashi until 06:48 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:34, then Uttara Ashadha until 07:21 Wed
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:02, then Parigha until 16:20 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:44 · Bava until 19:46 · Balava until 06:48 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:08Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 12 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday 14 Mar after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 28 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 06:15 and 08:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.