Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 9 March 2117A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:38, sunset 18:26. Yamaganda 09:35 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:32 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:29 to 16:57.00061218Moonset 23:43Moonrise 09:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 9 March 2117

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:29 to 16:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:38
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:35 to 11:03
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:36
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:55
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:32 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:29 to 16:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:43

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthiThe sixth lunar day of the waxing MoonShashthi until 07:01 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:04, then Krittika until 14:49 Wed
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:18, then Vaidhriti until 07:17 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:24 · Taitila until 07:01 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:36Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe 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

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 14 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 08:04 and 08:54.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 15 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.