Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 30 March 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:13, sunset 18:38. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:26 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:32 to 17:05. Rahu Kalam 17:05 to 18:38.00061218Moonset 11:48Moonrise 02:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 30 March 2008

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 16:09, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 30 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:05 to 18:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:13
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:48
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:51
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:26 to 13:59
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:32 to 17:05
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:05 to 18:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:20 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 16:09 · Navami until 17:26 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:01 Mon, then Uttara Ashadha until 02:38 Tue
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:20 Mon, then Shiva until 01:05 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:09 · Taitila until 04:53 Mon · Gara until 17:26 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:20Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 30 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 2 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:09 and 08:39.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.