Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 31 March 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:13, sunset 18:38. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:26 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:32 to 17:05. Rahu Kalam 17:05 to 18:38.00061218Moonset 14:19Moonrise 04:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 31 March 2019

Sunday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:04 Mon, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 13:41 and 18:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:05 to 18:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:13
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:26 to 13:59
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:19
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:32 to 17:05
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:05 to 18:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:03 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 06:04 Mon · Dwadashi until 08:39 Tue
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:46, then Dhanishtha until 21:54 Mon
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:15, then Sadhya until 20:17 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:44 · Balava until 06:04 Mon · Kaulava until 19:23 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 31 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:41 and 18:38.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 15 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:47.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 16 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.