Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 14 March 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 18:29. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:31 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 16:59. Rahu Kalam 16:59 to 18:29.00061218Moonset 11:42Moonrise 02:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 14 March 2004

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 13:29, then Navami.

Observed today Meena sankranti, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 14 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:42
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:54
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 14:00
  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.02:31 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 13:29 · Navami until 11:30 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:42 Mon, then Purva Ashadha until 00:29 Tue
  • YogaSiddhi, Vyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:44, then Vyatipata until 05:56 Mon, then Variyan until 03:14 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:29 · Taitila until 00:29 Mon · Gara until 11:30 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:31Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Meena sankrantiSunday 14 March
  • ashtamiSunday 14 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.