Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 March 2052A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 18:35. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:27 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:03. Rahu Kalam 17:03 to 18:35.00061218Moonset 12:22Moonrise 02:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 March 2052

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 08:24, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:03 to 18:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:22
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 13:59
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:03
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:03 to 18:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:08 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 08:24 · Navami until 09:20 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:39 Mon, then Uttara Ashadha until 06:33 Tue
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:01, then Parigha until 16:29 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:24 · Taitila until 20:58 · Gara until 09:20 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.

  • ashtamiSunday 24 March

Next Ekadashi

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

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.