Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 March 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Rahu Kalam 08:00 to 09:30. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 14:12Moonrise 03:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 March 2015

Monday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:38, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:42 and 18:30.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 08:00 to 09:30. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:00 to 09:30
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:30
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:30
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:50 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:38 · Ekadashi until 05:02 Tue · Dwadashi until 01:56 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:29, then Shravana until 20:15 Tue
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:59 Tue, then Shiva until 21:21 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:38 · Bava until 18:24 · Balava until 05:02 Tue · Kaulava until 15:32 Tue

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 begin11 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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.

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:42 and 18:30.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 31 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:12 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.