Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 11 March 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:35, sunset 18:27. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:31 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:29 to 16:58. Rahu Kalam 16:58 to 18:27.00061218Moonset 08:13Moonrise 21:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 11 March 2012

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 02:44 Mon, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 11 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:58 to 18:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:35
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:13
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:55
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:29 to 16:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:58 to 18:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 02:44 Mon · Panchami until 00:00 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:02, then Swati until 09:51 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:37, then Vyaghata until 18:09 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:13 · Balava until 02:44 Mon · Kaulava until 13:19 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:27Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 11 March
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 11 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 18 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:27 and 08:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.