Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 15 March 2066A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 18:30. Rahu Kalam 08:01 to 09:30. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 08:16Moonrise 22:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 15 March 2066

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 20:36, then Panchami.

Observed today Meena sankranti, chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 March

Rahu Kalam runs 08:01 to 09:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:01 to 09:30
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:16
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:30
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:16

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 20:36 · Panchami until 18:19 Tue
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:02, then Vishakha until 21:28 Tue
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:14 Tue, then Harshana until 00:13 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:44 · Balava until 20:36 · Kaulava until 07:28 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Meena sankrantiMonday 15 March
  • chaturthiMonday 15 March
  • Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 15 March

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.