Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 26 March 2045A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:36. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:27 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:04. Rahu Kalam 17:04 to 18:36.00061218Moonset 02:21Moonrise 11:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 26 March 2045

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 17:27, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 26 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:04 to 18:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:40
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:52
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 13:59
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:04
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:04 to 18:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:21 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 17:27 · Navami until 15:15 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:16, then Punarvasu until 19:47 Mon
  • YogaSaubhagya, Shobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:39, then Shobhana until 04:49 Mon, then Atiganda until 01:48 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:26 · Bava until 17:27 · Balava until 04:23 Mon · Kaulava until 15:15 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise11:40Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 26 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiWednesday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:14 and 07:38.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.