Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 March 2025A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:30 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 17:00. Rahu Kalam 17:00 to 18:30.00061218Moonset 07:23Moonrise 20:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 March 2025

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 16:59, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:00 to 18:30. Avoid new starts then.

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

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
    2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:23
    3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
    4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:30 to 14:00
    5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 17:00
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:00 to 18:30
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:24

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
    • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 16:59 · Tritiya until 19:34 Mon
    • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:45, then Chitra until 14:47 Mon
    • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:49, then Dhruva until 15:45 Mon
    • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:59 · Vanija until 06:15 Mon · Vishti until 19:34 Mon

    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 0 min of daylight
    • Moonset07:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise20:24Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraKrodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 18:35.
    • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 26 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.