Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 March 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:30 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 17:00. Rahu Kalam 17:00 to 18:30.00061218Moonset 03:39Moonrise 13:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 March 2008

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 00:28 Mon, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:00 to 18:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:30 to 14:00
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:15
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 17:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:00 to 18:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:39 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 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 00:28 Mon · Ekadashi until 23:37 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:47 Mon, then Pushya until 01:37 Tue
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:55 Mon, then Atiganda until 01:07 Tue
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:02 · Gara until 00:28 Mon · Vanija until 12:00 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise13:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe 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 17 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:28 and 08:52.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.