Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 22 March 2066A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 18:34. Rahu Kalam 07:54 to 09:25. Yamaganda 10:57 to 12:28. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 15:11Moonrise 04:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 22 March 2066

Monday is Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:57, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 22 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:54 to 09:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:54 to 09:25
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:57 to 12:28
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:31
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:29 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 06:57 · Dwadashi until 05:41 Tue · Trayodashi until 04:41 Wed
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:37, then Dhanishtha until 14:08 Tue
  • YogaShiva, Siddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:11, then Siddha until 06:02 Tue, then Sadhya until 04:05 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:57 · Kaulava until 18:18 · Taitila until 05:41 Tue · Gara until 17:09 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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.

  • 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.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiMonday 22 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 6 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:05 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.