Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 7 March 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:40, sunset 18:25. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Yamaganda 12:32 to 14:01. Gulika Kalam 15:29 to 16:57. Rahu Kalam 16:57 to 18:25.00061218Moonset 07:01Moonrise 18:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 7 March 2004

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 03:26 Mon, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Holi

Times forNew Delhi · 7 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:57 to 18:25. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:40
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:01
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:32 to 14:01
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:29 to 16:57
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:57 to 18:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 03:26 Mon · Dwitiya until 01:48 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:32, then Uttara Phalguni until 10:48 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:14 Mon, then Ganda until 01:44 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:08 · Kaulava until 03:26 Mon · Taitila until 14:39 Mon

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 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:54Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliSunday 7 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday 18 Mar after sunrise.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 17 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.