Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 24 March 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 18:35. Rahu Kalam 07:53 to 09:24. Yamaganda 10:56 to 12:28. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 13:59 to 15:31.00061218Moonrise 18:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 24 March 1997

Monday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 10:15, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:53 to 09:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:53 to 09:24
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:56 to 12:28
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:59 to 15:31
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:49

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 10:15 · Pratipada until 12:09 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:43, then Hasta until 13:07 Tue
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:20, then Dhruva until 23:37 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:15 · Balava until 23:15 · Kaulava until 12:09 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 14 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:49Upper 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.

  • HoliMonday 24 March
  • Full moonMonday 24 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.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.