Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 28 March 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:37. Rahu Kalam 07:48 to 09:21. Yamaganda 10:54 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 09:12Moonrise 22:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 28 March 2016

Monday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 05:41 Tue, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:48 to 09:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:48 to 09:21
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:12
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:54 to 12:26
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:59 to 15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:49

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 05:41 Tue · Shashthi until 07:22 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:05, then Anuradha until 09:40 Tue
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:32, then Siddhi until 13:03 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:40 · Taitila until 05:41 Tue · Gara until 18:36 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe 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 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.