Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 7 March 2066A 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 04:06Moonrise 14:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 7 March 2066

Sunday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 04:12 Mon, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 13:43 and 18:25.

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. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:32 to 14:00
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:08
  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.04:06 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

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
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 04:12 Mon · Dwadashi until 05:16 Tue
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:10 Mon, then Pushya until 02:52 Tue
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:11, then Shobhana until 20:05 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:25 · Vishti until 04:12 Mon · Bava until 16:50 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
  • Moonset04:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:08Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 7 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:43 and 18:25.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 21 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday 23 Mar after sunrise.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 22 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.