Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 March 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:32. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Yamaganda 12:29 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:02. Rahu Kalam 17:02 to 18:32.00061218Moonset 03:56Moonrise 13:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 March 2005

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 18:51, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:02 to 18:32. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:29 to 14:00
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:31
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:02
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:02 to 18:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:56 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 18:51 · Ekadashi until 21:10 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:15, then Pushya until 16:07 Mon
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:31, then Atiganda until 09:20 Mon
  • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 18:51 · Vanija until 08:03 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise13:31Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe 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

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 21 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:24 and 08:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.