Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 20 March 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:33. Rahu Kalam 07:56 to 09:27. Yamaganda 10:58 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 06:38Moonrise 18:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 20 March 2000

Monday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 10:14, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:56 to 09:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:38
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:56 to 09:27
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:58 to 12:29
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:48

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 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 10:14 · Pratipada until 09:22 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:17, then Hasta until 17:15 Tue
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:21, then Vriddhi until 10:33 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:14 · Balava until 21:44 · Kaulava until 09:22 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliMonday 20 March
  • Full moonMonday 20 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 31 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 08:40.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.