Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 26 March 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:19, sunset 18:36. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:27 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:04. Rahu Kalam 17:04 to 18:36.00061218Moonset 15:14Moonrise 04:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 26 March 2006

Sunday is Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:07 Mon, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:04 to 18:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:19
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 13:59
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:14
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:04
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:04 to 18:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:54 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 02:07 Mon · Trayodashi until 22:43 Mon
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:02 Mon, then Shatabhisha until 00:23 Tue
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:42, then Sadhya until 09:51 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:44 · Taitila until 02:07 Mon · Gara until 12:26 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:19The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 9 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 06:02 and 08:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.