Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 March 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 18:29. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:30 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 17:00. Rahu Kalam 17:00 to 18:29.00061218Moonset 14:53Moonrise 04:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 March 2026

Sunday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:17, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:31 and 08:54.

Observed today Meena sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:00 to 18:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
    2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
    3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:30 to 14:00
    4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:53
    5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 17:00
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:00 to 18:29
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:47 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 06:31 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 09:17 · Dwadashi until 09:41 Mon
    • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:56 Mon, then Dhanishtha until 06:22 Tue
    • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:26, then Shiva until 09:37 Mon
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:17 · Kaulava until 21:34 · Taitila until 09:41 Mon

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 58 min of daylight
    • Moonset14:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise04:47Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 15 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:31 and 08:54.
    • Meena sankrantiSunday 15 March

    Next Ekadashi

    • Kamada EkadashiSunday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:14 and 07:10.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.