Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 20 March 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:33. Rahu Kalam 07:56 to 09:27. Yamaganda 10:58 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 22:05Moonrise 08:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 20 March 2056

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 21:42, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:56 to 09:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:56 to 09:27
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:50
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:58 to 12:29
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:05

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 21:42 · Panchami until 00:09 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:48 Tue, then Krittika until 05:42 Wed
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:08, then Vishkambha until 22:01 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:26 · Vishti until 21:42 · Bava until 10:57 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:50Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiMonday 20 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:41 and 18:37.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 28 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.