Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 March 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:35, sunset 18:28. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:31 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:29 to 16:59. Rahu Kalam 16:59 to 18:28.00061218Moonset 05:46Moonrise 16:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 March 2006

Sunday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 23:54, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:59 to 18:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:35
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 14:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:29 to 16:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:15
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:59 to 18:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:46 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 23:54 · Chaturdashi until 02:32 Tue
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:35, then Magha until 18:41 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:03 Mon, then Dhriti until 03:02 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:35 · Taitila until 23:54 · Gara until 13:13 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise16:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSunday 12 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:35.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 26 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.