Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 20 March 1995A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 18:32. Rahu Kalam 07:57 to 09:28. Yamaganda 10:58 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 08:29Moonrise 22:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 20 March 1995

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 21:43, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:57 to 09:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:57 to 09:28
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:29
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:58 to 12:29
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:10

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 21:43 · Panchami until 19:15 Tue
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:23, then Vishakha until 13:39 Tue
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:58, then Harshana until 08:47 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:58 · Balava until 21:43 · Kaulava until 08:28 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiMonday 20 March
  • Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 20 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:17 and 07:28.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.