Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 March 2026A 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 15:53Moonrise 05:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 March 2026

Monday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 09:41, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

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.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
    5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:30
    6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:53
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:21 Tue

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

    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
    • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 09:41 · Trayodashi until 09:24 Tue
    • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:22 Tue, then Shatabhisha until 06:09 Wed
    • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:37, then Siddha until 08:15 Tue
    • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:41 · Gara until 21:38 · Vanija until 09:24 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 0 min of daylight
    • Moonset15:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise05:21Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • PradoshMonday 16 March

    Next Ekadashi

    • Kamada EkadashiSunday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:14 and 07:10.
    All festivals this year

    Make my free kundli

    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.