Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 March 2097A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 18:35. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:27 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:03. Rahu Kalam 17:03 to 18:35.00061218Moonset 04:57Moonrise 15:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 March 2097

Sunday is Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 04:55 Mon, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:03 to 18:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 13:59
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:09
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:03
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:03 to 18:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:57 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 04:55 Mon · Trayodashi until 03:51 Tue
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:04, then Magha until 21:35 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:50, then Dhriti until 09:37 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:34 · Balava until 04:55 Mon · Kaulava until 16:20 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 24 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 8 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:02 and 08:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.