Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 March 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:30 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 17:00. Rahu Kalam 17:00 to 18:30.00061218Moonrise 18:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 March 2014

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 22:38, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holika Dahan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:00 to 18:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:30 to 14:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 17:00
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:00 to 18:30
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 22:38 · Pratipada until 23:32 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:24, then Uttara Phalguni until 14:01 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:36, then Ganda until 15:18 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:02 · Bava until 22:38 · Balava until 11:08 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 0 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:19Upper 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.

  • Holika DahanSunday 16 March
  • Full moonSunday 16 March
  • Purnima fastSunday 16 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 06:17 and 07:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.