Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 March 2076A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:31. Rahu Kalam 07:59 to 09:29. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 04:40Moonrise 14:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 March 2076

Monday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:01, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:28 and 08:52.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:59 to 09:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:59 to 09:29
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:30
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:30
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:40 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 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 15:01 · Dwadashi until 17:26 Tue
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:54, then Ashlesha until 23:43 Tue
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:23, then Sukarma until 00:07 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:01 · Bava until 04:16 Tue · Balava until 17:26 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:28 and 08:52.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 31 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:11 and 07:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.