Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 27 March 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:36. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:27 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:32 to 17:04. Rahu Kalam 17:04 to 18:36.00061218Moonset 03:33Moonrise 13:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 27 March 1988

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 03:28 Mon, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:04 to 18:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 13:59
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:20
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:32 to 17:04
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:04 to 18:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:33 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 03:28 Mon · Ekadashi until 06:06 Tue
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:24, then Pushya until 09:23 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:26, then Sukarma until 14:23 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:13 · Gara until 03:28 Mon · Vanija until 16:46 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise13:20Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.