Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 9 March 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:37, sunset 18:26. Rahu Kalam 08:06 to 09:35. Yamaganda 11:03 to 12:32. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:29.00061218Moonrise 18:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 9 March 2020

Monday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 23:18, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holika Dahan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 9 March

Rahu Kalam runs 08:06 to 09:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:37
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:06 to 09:35
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:03 to 12:32
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:55
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:29
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 23:18 · Pratipada until 19:24 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:09 Tue, then Uttara Phalguni until 22:01 Tue
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:57, then Shula until 12:34 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:13 · Bava until 23:18 · Balava until 09:21 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 49 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:07Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Holika DahanMonday 9 March
  • Full moonMonday 9 March
  • Purnima fastMonday 9 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 19 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 13:42 and 18:32.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 20 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 06:24 and 07:56.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.