Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 9 March 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:38, sunset 18:26. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:56. Yamaganda 12:32 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:29 to 16:57. Rahu Kalam 16:57 to 18:26.00061218Moonset 02:08Moonrise 12:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 9 March 2014

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 07:56, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 9 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:57 to 18:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:38
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:56
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:16
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:32 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:29 to 16:57
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:57 to 18:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:08 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 07:56 · Navami until 10:12 Mon
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:30, then Ardra until 23:23 Mon
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:27, then Ayushman until 12:09 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:56 · Balava until 21:01 · Kaulava until 10:12 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise12:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 9 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 12 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:34 and 08:56.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.