Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 29 March 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:38. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:26 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:32 to 17:05. Rahu Kalam 17:05 to 18:38.00061218Moonset 14:26Moonrise 03:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 29 March 1992

Sunday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 04:53 Mon, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 13:41 and 18:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:05 to 18:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:26 to 13:59
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:26
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:32 to 17:05
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:05 to 18:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:45 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 04:53 Mon · Dwadashi until 07:02 Tue
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:56, then Dhanishtha until 22:43 Mon
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:19, then Sadhya until 23:02 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:40 · Balava until 04:53 Mon · Kaulava until 18:00 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar 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.

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:41 and 18:38.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 13 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:57 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.