Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 March 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 18:34. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:28 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:03. Rahu Kalam 17:03 to 18:34.00061218Moonset 08:44Moonrise 22:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 March 2019

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 20:51, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:03 to 18:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:44
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:28 to 13:59
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:03
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:03 to 18:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:11

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 20:51 · Panchami until 20:00 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:41, then Vishakha until 07:03 Mon
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:04, then Vajra until 18:13 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:36 · Balava until 20:51 · Kaulava until 08:19 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:11Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 24 March
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 24 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 31 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:41 and 18:38.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 1 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:11 and 08:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.