Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 March 2146A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 09:35 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 12:32 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:29 to 16:57.00061218Moonset 14:06Moonrise 03:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 March 2146

Tuesday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:56, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:43 and 18:25.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:35 to 11:04
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:56
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:32 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:06
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:29 to 16:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:54 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:56 · Ekadashi until 05:30 Wed · Dwadashi until 03:08 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:32, then Uttara Ashadha until 14:50 Wed
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:36, then Variyan until 10:26 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:56 · Bava until 18:43 · Balava until 05:30 Wed · Kaulava until 16:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:54Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiTuesday 8 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:43 and 18:25.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiThursday 24 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 06:20 and 08:46.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.