Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 18 March 2052A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 18:32. Rahu Kalam 07:58 to 09:28. Yamaganda 10:59 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 08:01Moonrise 21:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 18 March 2052

Monday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 21:00, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:58 to 09:28. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:58 to 09:28
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:01
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:59 to 12:29
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:12

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 21:00 · Chaturthi until 23:31 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:59, then Swati until 16:56 Tue
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:00, then Vyaghata until 13:51 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:50 · Vishti until 21:00 · Bava until 10:15 Tue

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
  • Moonset08:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 18 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:16 and 07:32.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.