Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 March 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 18:29. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:31 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 17:00. Rahu Kalam 17:00 to 18:29.00061218Moonrise 18:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 March 1987

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 18:43, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Meena sankranti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 15 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:00 to 18:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:54
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 14:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 17:00
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:00 to 18:29
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 18:43 · Pratipada until 18:42 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:06, then Uttara Phalguni until 11:51 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:09, then Ganda until 15:03 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:32 · Bava until 18:43 · Balava until 06:46 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 57 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliSunday 15 March
  • Meena sankrantiSunday 15 March
  • Full moonSunday 15 March
  • Purnima fastSunday 15 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:11 and 08:46.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.