Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 March 2147A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:33. Yamaganda 09:27 to 10:58. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 12:29 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:31 to 17:02.00061218Moonset 08:48Moonrise 22:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 March 2147

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 20:20, 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 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:48
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:27 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:09

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 20:20 · Panchami until 19:55 Wed
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:16, then Vishakha until 15:35 Wed
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:11, then Harshana until 11:50 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:23 · Balava until 20:20 · Kaulava until 08:11 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 21 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday 29 Mar after sunrise.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 28 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.