Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 8 March 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:40, sunset 18:25. Rahu Kalam 08:08 to 09:36. Yamaganda 11:04 to 12:32. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:29.00061218Moonset 10:19Moonrise 23:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 8 March 1999

Monday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 22:36, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

Rahu Kalam runs 08:08 to 09:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:40
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:08 to 09:36
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:19
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:04 to 12:32
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 22:36 · Saptami until 01:02 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:33, then Anuradha until 20:29 Tue
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:48, then Harshana until 11:39 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:21 · Vanija until 22:36 · Vishti until 11:50 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:48Upper 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.

  • shashthiMonday 8 March

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.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.