Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 14 March 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 18:29. Rahu Kalam 08:02 to 09:31. Yamaganda 11:01 to 12:31. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 14:18Moonrise 04:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 14 March 1988

Monday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 20:54, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:31 and 08:54.

Observed today Meena sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 14 March

Rahu Kalam runs 08:02 to 09:31. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:02 to 09:31
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:01 to 12:31
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:30
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:37 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 20:54 · Dwadashi until 17:45 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:42, then Shravana until 14:22 Tue
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:11, then Shiva until 17:26 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:21 · Balava until 20:54 · Kaulava until 07:22 Tue

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
  • Moonset14:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 14 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:31 and 08:54.
  • Meena sankrantiMonday 14 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 28 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:41 and 18:37.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 29 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:14 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.