Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 March 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 18:34. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:28 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:03. Rahu Kalam 17:03 to 18:34.00061218Moonset 06:20Moonrise 17:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 March 1997

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 08:02, then Purnima.

Observed today Holika Dahan, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 23 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:03 to 18:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:52
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:28 to 14:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:03
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:03 to 18:34
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:20 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 08:02 · Purnima until 10:15 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:59, then Uttara Phalguni until 10:43 Mon
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:47, then Vriddhi until 23:20 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:02 · Vishti until 21:11 · Bava until 10:15 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise17:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Holika DahanSunday 23 March
  • Purnima fastSunday 23 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 18:40.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 4 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.