Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 March 2082A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 18:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:30 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 17:00. Rahu Kalam 17:00 to 18:30.00061218Moonset 06:40Moonrise 19:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 March 2082

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 18:31, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Holi, Meena sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:00 to 18:30. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:40
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:30 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 17:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:00 to 18:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:25

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 18:31 · Dwitiya until 14:48 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:47, then Hasta until 11:49 Mon
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:24, then Vriddhi until 15:10 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:24 · Kaulava until 18:31 · Taitila until 04:38 Mon · Gara until 14:48 Mon

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
  • Moonset06:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliSunday 15 March
  • Meena sankrantiSunday 15 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 24 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 18:35.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 25 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 06:18 and 07:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.