Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 22 March 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 18:34. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Yamaganda 12:28 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:02. Rahu Kalam 17:02 to 18:34.00061218Moonset 14:38Moonrise 04:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 22 March 2009

Sunday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:40, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:22 and 08:48.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:02 to 18:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:28 to 14:00
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:02
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:02 to 18:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:14 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 19:40 · Dwadashi until 21:08 Mon
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:02 Mon, then Dhanishtha until 03:54 Tue
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:53, then Siddha until 17:01 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 06:43 · Balava until 19:40 · Kaulava until 08:29 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 22 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:22 and 08:48.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 06:57 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.