Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 March 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:34, sunset 18:28. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:31 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:29 to 16:59. Rahu Kalam 16:59 to 18:28.00061218Moonrise 18:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 March 2017

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 20:24, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:59 to 18:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:34
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 14:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:29 to 16:59
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:59 to 18:28
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 20:24 · Pratipada until 20:52 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:41, then Uttara Phalguni until 18:42 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:54 Mon, then Ganda until 02:15 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:20 · Bava until 20:24 · Balava until 08:34 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 53 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:19Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliSunday 12 March
  • Full moonSunday 12 March
  • Purnima fastSunday 12 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 24 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:20 and 08:46.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.