Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 7 March 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:41, sunset 18:24. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Yamaganda 12:33 to 14:01. Gulika Kalam 15:28 to 16:56. Rahu Kalam 16:56 to 18:24.00061218Moonset 09:42Moonrise 22:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 7 March 1999

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 20:08, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 7 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:56 to 18:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:41 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:41
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:42
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:33 to 14:01
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:28 to 16:56
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:56 to 18:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:57

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:41 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 20:08 · Shashthi until 22:36 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:38, then Vishakha until 17:33 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:59, then Vyaghata until 10:48 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 06:56 · Taitila until 20:08 · Gara until 09:21 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:41The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 13 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:43 and 18:28.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 14 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.