Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 March 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 18:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:30 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 17:00. Rahu Kalam 17:00 to 18:30.00061218Moonset 04:27Moonrise 14:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 March 1992

Sunday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:15, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:30 and 08:53.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:00 to 18:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:30 to 14:00
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:55
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 17:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:00 to 18:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:27 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 12:15 · Dwadashi until 09:14 Mon
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:57, then Ashlesha until 15:37 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:52, then Sukarma until 17:09 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:15 · Bava until 22:46 · Balava until 09:14 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:55Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 15 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:30 and 08:53.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:41 and 18:38.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 30 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:13 and 07:01.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.