Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 7 March 2055A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:40, sunset 18:25. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Yamaganda 12:32 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:29 to 16:57. Rahu Kalam 16:57 to 18:25.00061218Moonset 02:14Moonrise 12:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 7 March 2055

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 08:14, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 7 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:57 to 18:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:40
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:16
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:32 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:29 to 16:57
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:57 to 18:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:14 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 06:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 08:14 · Navami until 07:32 Mon
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:06 Mon, then Ardra until 23:33 Mon
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:52, then Ayushman until 17:51 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:14 · Balava until 19:59 · Kaulava until 07:32 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise12:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 7 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 9 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:43 and 18:26.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 10 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.