Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 March 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 18:33. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Yamaganda 12:29 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:02. Rahu Kalam 17:02 to 18:33.00061218Moonset 23:54Moonrise 09:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 March 2010

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 06:32, then Shashthi.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:02 to 18:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:27
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:29 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:02
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:02 to 18:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:54

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then Shashthi, then SaptamiThe fifth, sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 06:32 · Shashthi until 06:05 Mon · Saptami until 05:09 Tue
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:17, then Rohini until 13:21 Mon
  • YogaVishkambha, Priti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:46, then Priti until 06:15 Mon, then Ayushman until 04:23 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:32 · Kaulava until 18:22 · Taitila until 06:05 Mon · Gara until 17:41 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:27Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 21 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.