Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 24 March 2059A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 18:35. Rahu Kalam 07:53 to 09:24. Yamaganda 10:56 to 12:28. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 13:59 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 04:27Moonrise 14:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 24 March 2059

Monday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:02 Tue, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:40 and 08:46.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:53 to 09:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:53 to 09:24
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:56 to 12:28
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:59 to 15:31
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:27 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 00:02 Tue · Dwadashi until 02:33 Wed
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:22, then Ashlesha until 17:21 Tue
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:35 Tue, then Dhriti until 05:30 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:48 · Vishti until 00:02 Tue · Bava until 13:17 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 24 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:40 and 08:46.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 8 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:40 and 18:43.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 9 AprilFollowers 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.