Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 March 2139A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:30. Yamaganda 09:30 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:30 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:30 to 17:00.00061218Moonset 06:58Moonrise 20:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 March 2139

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 03:47 Wed, then Tritiya.

Observed today Meena sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:30 to 17:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:58
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:30 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:30 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:30 to 17:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:02

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 03:47 Wed · Tritiya until 05:46 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:10 Wed, then Chitra until 02:42 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:29 Wed, then Dhruva until 04:57 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:41 · Gara until 03:47 Wed · Vanija until 16:49 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Meena sankrantiTuesday 17 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 26 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 08:24 and 08:45.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 27 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.