Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 March 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 18:35. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:28 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:03. Rahu Kalam 17:03 to 18:35.00061218Moonset 04:39Moonrise 15:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 March 2013

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 17:39, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:03 to 18:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:28 to 13:59
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:03
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:46
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:03 to 18:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:39 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 17:39 · Trayodashi until 17:21 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:17, then Magha until 10:49 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:20, then Shula until 20:52 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:39 · Kaulava until 05:35 Mon · Taitila until 17:21 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:46Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSunday 24 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 6 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:05 and 08:36.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.