Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 14 March 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 18:29. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:31 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 16:59. Rahu Kalam 16:59 to 18:29.00061218Moonset 17:17Moonrise 05:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 14 March 2010

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 00:32 Mon, then Amavasya.

Observed today Meena sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 14 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:59 to 18:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 14:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 16:59
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:59 to 18:29
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:54 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 00:32 Mon · Amavasya until 02:31 Tue
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:21 Mon, then Purva Bhadrapada until 06:48 Tue
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:24, then Sadhya until 10:03 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:24 · Shakuni until 00:32 Mon · Chatushpada until 13:34 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:54Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Meena sankrantiSunday 14 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 26 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:18 and 08:45.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.