Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 31 March 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:13, sunset 18:39. Rahu Kalam 07:46 to 09:19. Yamaganda 10:52 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:50. Gulika Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 11:18Moonrise 01:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 31 March 1997

Monday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 13:50, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:46 to 09:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:13
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:46 to 09:19
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:52 to 12:26
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:50
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:59 to 15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:39
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:12 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 13:50 · Ashtami until 12:19 Tue
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:12, then Purva Ashadha until 17:18 Tue
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:37, then Parigha until 15:12 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:50 · Balava until 01:08 Tue · Kaulava until 12:19 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:39Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.