Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 March 2113A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 18:33. Yamaganda 09:26 to 10:58. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 12:29 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:31 to 17:02.00061218Moonset 22:46Moonrise 09:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 March 2113

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 07:19, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:31 to 17:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:08
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:26 to 10:58
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:29 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:31 to 17:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:46

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then Panchami, then ShashthiThe fourth, fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 07:19 · Panchami until 04:51 Wed · Shashthi until 03:05 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:29, then Krittika until 11:57 Wed
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:36, then Vishkambha until 07:30 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:19 · Bava until 18:00 · Balava until 04:51 Wed · Kaulava until 15:52 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 21 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:41 and 18:36.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 28 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:16 and 07:01.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.