Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 March 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, 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 08:37Moonrise 22:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 March 2104

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 11:10, then Panchami.

Observed today Meena sankranti, chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:37
  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.22:36

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 11:10 · Panchami until 13:11 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:19, then Vishakha until 16:48 Mon
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:26, then Harshana until 19:51 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:10 · Kaulava until 00:13 Mon · Taitila until 13:11 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:36Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Meena sankrantiSunday 16 March
  • chaturthiSunday 16 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:21 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.