Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 6 March 1989A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:41, sunset 18:24. Rahu Kalam 08:09 to 09:37. Yamaganda 11:05 to 12:33. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 14:01 to 15:28.00061218Moonset 16:56Moonrise 06:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 6 March 1989

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 03:23 Tue, then Amavasya.

Observed today Maha Shivaratri, Maha Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 6 March

Rahu Kalam runs 08:09 to 09:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:41 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:41
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:09 to 09:37
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:05 to 12:33
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:01 to 15:28
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:15 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:41 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 03:23 Tue · Amavasya until 23:49 Tue
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:05, then Shatabhisha until 18:21 Tue
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:34, then Siddha until 13:33 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:04 · Shakuni until 03:23 Tue · Chatushpada until 13:37 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:41The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:15Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Maha ShivaratriMonday 6 March
  • Maha ShivaratriMonday 6 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 17 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:42 and 18:31.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 18 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 06:27 and 08:03.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.