Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 21 March 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 18:33. Rahu Kalam 07:55 to 09:26. Yamaganda 10:57 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 04:32Moonrise 14:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 21 March 2005

Monday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 21:10, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:24 and 08:49.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:55 to 09:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:55 to 09:26
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:57 to 12:29
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:31
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:32 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 21:10 · Dwadashi until 23:11 Tue
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:07, then Ashlesha until 18:41 Tue
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:20, then Sukarma until 09:59 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:03 · Vishti until 21:10 · Bava until 10:13 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:28Upper 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.

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 21 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:24 and 08:49.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:06 and 07:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.