Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 March 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Rahu Kalam 08:00 to 09:30. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 11:27Moonrise 01:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 March 2020

Monday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 03:00 Tue, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 08:00 to 09:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:00 to 09:30
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:30
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:27
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:45 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 03:00 Tue · Navami until 03:24 Wed
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:12, then Mula until 11:46 Tue
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:31, then Vyatipata until 12:23 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:04 · Kaulava until 03:00 Tue · Taitila until 15:07 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiMonday 16 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.