Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 19 March 2051A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 18:32. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Yamaganda 12:29 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 17:01. Rahu Kalam 17:01 to 18:32.00061218Moonset 01:33Moonrise 11:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 19 March 2051

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 02:57 Mon, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 19 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:01 to 18:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:38
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:29 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 17:01
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:01 to 18:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:33 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 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 02:57 Mon · Navami until 03:14 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:38, then Ardra until 20:20 Mon
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:54, then Saubhagya until 16:47 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:04 · Bava until 02:57 Mon · Balava until 15:01 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise11:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 19 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 22 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:42 and 18:34.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 23 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:21 and 07:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.