Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 14 March 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:33, sunset 18:29. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:31 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 16:59. Rahu Kalam 16:59 to 18:29.00061218Moonset 15:04Moonrise 04:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 14 March 1999

Sunday is Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 05:48 Mon, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:59 to 18:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:33
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 14:00
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:04
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 16:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:59 to 18:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:46 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 05:48 Mon · Trayodashi until 04:35 Tue
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:23 Mon, then Dhanishtha until 03:53 Tue
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:27, then Shiva until 09:49 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:08 · Taitila until 05:48 Mon · Gara until 17:17 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSaturday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:03 and 08:44.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.