Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 March 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:33. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Yamaganda 12:29 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:02. Rahu Kalam 17:02 to 18:33.00061218Moonset 05:02Moonrise 15:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 March 2016

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 11:32, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:02 to 18:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:29 to 14:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:02
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:56
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:02 to 18:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:02 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 11:32 · Trayodashi until 13:12 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:35, then Magha until 13:46 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:48, then Dhriti until 06:57 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:32 · Kaulava until 00:19 Mon · Taitila until 13:12 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSunday 20 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 18:40.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 4 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.