Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 March 2036A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 18:34. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:28 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:03. Rahu Kalam 17:03 to 18:34.00061218Moonset 14:37Moonrise 04:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 March 2036

Sunday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 20:58, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:21 and 08:47.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:03 to 18:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:28 to 13:59
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:03
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:03 to 18:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:12 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 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 20:58 · Dwadashi until 23:08 Mon
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:14 Mon, then Dhanishtha until 03:50 Tue
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:58, then Siddha until 14:41 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:45 · Balava until 20:58 · Kaulava until 10:06 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRakshasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:21 and 08:47.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 7 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:04 and 07:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.