Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 March 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:31. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:30 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 17:01. Rahu Kalam 17:01 to 18:31.00061218Moonset 16:28Moonrise 05:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 March 1996

Sunday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 20:51, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:01 to 18:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:30 to 14:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 17:01
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:28
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:01 to 18:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:26 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 20:51 · Chaturdashi until 18:23 Mon
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:07, then Shatabhisha until 14:21 Mon
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:09, then Sadhya until 12:55 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:10 · Vanija until 20:51 · Vishti until 07:35 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriSunday 17 March
  • PradoshSunday 17 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSaturday 30 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:38.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.