Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 8 March 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 18:25. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Yamaganda 12:32 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:29 to 16:57. Rahu Kalam 16:57 to 18:25.00061218Moonset 07:55Moonrise 20:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 8 March 2015

Sunday in New Delhi.

Tritiya all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:57 to 18:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:55
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  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 18:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:44

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiyaThe third lunar day of the waning MoonTritiya until 07:01 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:30, then Chitra until 20:08 Mon
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:59, then Vriddhi until 11:38 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:54 · Vishti until 07:01 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:44Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.