Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 19 March 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 18:32. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Yamaganda 12:29 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 17:01. Rahu Kalam 17:01 to 18:32.00061218Moonset 08:34Moonrise 22:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 19 March 2006

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 12:37, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 19 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:01 to 18:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:34
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:29 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 17:01
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:01 to 18:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:37

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 12:37 · Panchami until 13:24 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:38, then Vishakha until 09:05 Mon
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:23 Mon, then Vajra until 04:35 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:37 · Kaulava until 01:05 Mon · Taitila until 13:24 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 19 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.