Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 15 March 2106A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 18:29. Rahu Kalam 08:01 to 09:31. Yamaganda 11:01 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 03:46Moonrise 14:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 15 March 2106

Monday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:27, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:29.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 March

Rahu Kalam runs 08:01 to 09:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:01 to 09:31
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:01 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.14:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:46 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 08:27 · Ekadashi until 06:21 Tue · Dwadashi until 04:22 Wed
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:08, then Pushya until 14:47 Tue
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:49, then Atiganda until 20:00 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:27 · Vanija until 19:23 · Vishti until 06:21 Tue · Bava until 17:20 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:10Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 15 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:29.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 31 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:12 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.