Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 1 March 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:47, sunset 18:21. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 12:34 to 14:01. Gulika Kalam 15:27 to 16:54. Rahu Kalam 16:54 to 18:21.00061218Moonset 04:21Moonrise 14:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 1 March 2015

Sunday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 14:03, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:46 and 09:04.

Times forNew Delhi · 1 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:54 to 18:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:47
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:34 to 14:01
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:44
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:27 to 16:54
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:54 to 18:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:21
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:21 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 14:03 · Dwadashi until 16:06 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:54, then Pushya until 02:33 Tue
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:50 Mon, then Shobhana until 06:28 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:03 · Bava until 03:02 Mon · Balava until 16:06 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:21Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:44Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 1 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:46 and 09:04.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:42 and 18:30.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 17 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.