Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 8 March 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 18:25. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Yamaganda 12:32 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:29 to 16:57. Rahu Kalam 16:57 to 18:25.00061218Moonset 09:04Moonrise 23:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 8 March 2026

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 21:12, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:57 to 18:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
    2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:04
    3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
    4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:32 to 14:00
    5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:29 to 16:57
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:57 to 18:25
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:08

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise
    • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 21:12 · Shashthi until 23:28 Mon
    • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:32, then Vishakha until 16:12 Mon
    • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:04, then Vyaghata until 07:36 Mon
    • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:11 · Taitila until 21:12 · Gara until 10:17 Mon

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 46 min of daylight
    • Moonset09:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise23:08Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe 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 EkadashiSunday 15 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:31 and 08:54.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.