Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 March 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Rahu Kalam 08:00 to 09:30. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 05:07Moonrise 16:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 March 1992

Monday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 09:14, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 08:00 to 09:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:00 to 09:30
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:30
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:30
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:07 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then Trayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 09:14 · Trayodashi until 06:03 Tue · Chaturdashi until 02:51 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:37, then Magha until 13:10 Tue
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:09, then Dhriti until 13:21 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:14 · Kaulava until 19:39 · Taitila until 06:03 Tue · Gara until 16:26 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise16:03Upper 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.

  • PradoshMonday 16 March

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.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.