Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 12 March 2097A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:34, sunset 18:28. Yamaganda 09:32 to 11:02. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:31 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:29 to 16:59.00061218Moonset 16:59Moonrise 06:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 12 March 2097

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 04:25 Wed, then Amavasya.

Observed today Maha Shivaratri, Maha Shivaratri

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.09:32 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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:29 to 16:59
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:22 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 04:25 Wed · Amavasya until 03:28 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:37, then Shatabhisha until 11:42 Wed
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:55, then Sadhya until 20:07 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:42 · Shakuni until 04:25 Wed · Chatushpada until 16:01 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 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:22Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Maha ShivaratriTuesday 12 March
  • Maha ShivaratriTuesday 12 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:34.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 24 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.