Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 March 2082A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 09:29 to 10:59. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:30 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:30 to 17:01.00061218Moonset 07:53Moonrise 21:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 March 2082

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 11:18, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:30 to 17:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:29 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:30 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:30 to 17:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:45

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 11:18 · Chaturthi until 08:11 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:04, then Swati until 06:40 Wed
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:07, then Vyaghata until 07:23 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:18 · Bava until 21:41 · Balava until 08:11 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 17 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 24 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 18:35.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 25 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 06:18 and 07:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.