Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 March 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:29 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 17:01. Rahu Kalam 17:01 to 18:31.00061218Moonset 04:05Moonrise 14:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 March 2046

Sunday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:22, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 18:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:01 to 18:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:54
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:29 to 14:00
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:06
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 17:01
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:01 to 18:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:05 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 07:22 · Ekadashi until 04:53 Mon · Dwadashi until 01:52 Tue
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, Pushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:42, then Pushya until 05:57 Mon, then Ashlesha until 03:39 Tue
  • YogaShobhana, Atiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:01, then Atiganda until 04:49 Mon, then Sukarma until 01:11 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:22 · Vanija until 18:12 · Vishti until 04:53 Mon · Bava until 15:26 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:06Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 18 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 18:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 2 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:10 and 08:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.