Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 18 March 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Rahu Kalam 07:58 to 09:29. Yamaganda 10:59 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 22:17Moonrise 08:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 18 March 2002

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 16:44, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:58 to 09:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:58 to 09:29
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:53
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:59 to 12:30
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:54
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:17

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 16:44 · Panchami until 18:23 Tue
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:21 Tue, then Krittika until 04:21 Wed
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:47 Tue, then Vishkambha until 00:53 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:44 · Bava until 05:37 Tue · Balava until 18:23 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiMonday 18 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:19 and 08:46.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.