Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 March 2037A 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 18:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 March 2037

Monday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 05:06 Tue, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

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.

  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.18:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

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
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 05:06 Tue · Pratipada until 07:20 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:06 Tue
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:57, then Shubha until 08:47 Tue
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 15:53 · Naga until 05:06 Tue · Kimstughna until 18:15 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 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraNalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonMonday 16 March
  • Darsha AmavasyaMonday 16 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:41 and 18:36.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 28 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.