Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 March 2139A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 18:34. Yamaganda 09:24 to 10:56. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:28 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:31 to 17:03.00061218Moonset 12:02Moonrise 02:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 March 2139

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 08:48, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:31 to 17:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:24 to 10:56
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:02
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:28 to 13:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:31 to 17:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:35 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 08:48 · Navami until 07:34 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:50, then Purva Ashadha until 08:16 Wed
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:13 Wed, then Parigha until 21:43 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:48 · Taitila until 20:16 · Gara until 07:34 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:35Upper 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
  • 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.

  • ashtamiTuesday 24 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.