Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 31 March 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:13, sunset 18:38. Rahu Kalam 07:46 to 09:19. Yamaganda 10:52 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 01:49Moonrise 11:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 31 March 2031

Monday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 19:18, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 31 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:46 to 09:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:13
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:46 to 09:19
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:52 to 12:26
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:59
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:51
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:59 to 15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:49 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 19:18 · Navami until 21:35 Tue
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:31, then Punarvasu until 17:22 Tue
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:28, then Atiganda until 16:16 Tue
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 19:18 · Balava until 08:29 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise11:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiMonday 31 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 06:44 and 08:38.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.