Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 28 March 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:37. Rahu Kalam 07:49 to 09:21. Yamaganda 10:54 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 04:06Moonrise 14:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 28 March 1988

Monday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:06 Tue, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:41 and 18:37.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:49 to 09:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:49 to 09:21
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:54 to 12:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:59 to 15:32
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:06 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 06:06 Tue · Dwadashi until 08:42 Wed
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:23, then Ashlesha until 12:30 Tue
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:23, then Dhriti until 15:24 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:46 · Vishti until 06:06 Tue · Bava until 19:24 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:16Upper 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.

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 28 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:41 and 18:37.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 12 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:45.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 13 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.