Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 26 March 2079A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:36. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:27 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:04. Rahu Kalam 17:04 to 18:36.00061218Moonset 11:55Moonrise 02:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 26 March 2079

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 10:18, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 26 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:04 to 18:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:55
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:52
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 13:59
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:04
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:04 to 18:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:38 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 10:18 · Navami until 11:55 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:50 Mon, then Uttara Ashadha until 07:31 Tue
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:56, then Parigha until 15:03 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:18 · Taitila until 23:11 · Gara until 11:55 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 26 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:14 and 08:42.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.