Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 15 March 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 18:30. Rahu Kalam 08:01 to 09:31. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 12:44Moonrise 03:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 15 March 2004

Monday in New Delhi.

Navami until 11:30, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 March

Rahu Kalam runs 08:01 to 09:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:01 to 09:31
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:30
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:44
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:29 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 11:30 · Dashami until 09:38 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:29 Tue, then Uttara Ashadha until 23:25 Tue
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:14 Tue, then Parigha until 00:39 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:30 · Vanija until 22:33 · Vishti until 09:38 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.