Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 March 1989A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:35, sunset 18:28. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:31 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:29 to 16:59. Rahu Kalam 16:59 to 18:28.00061218Moonset 23:51Moonrise 09:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 March 1989

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 07:17, then Shashthi.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:59 to 18:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:35
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:24
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:29 to 16:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:59 to 18:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:51

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then Shashthi, then SaptamiThe fifth, sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 07:17 · Shashthi until 05:19 Mon · Saptami until 04:02 Tue
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:09 Mon, then Rohini until 03:32 Tue
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:22, then Vishkambha until 11:46 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:17 · Kaulava until 18:13 · Taitila until 05:19 Mon · Gara until 16:35 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 12 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.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.