Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 March 2116A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Rahu Kalam 08:00 to 09:30. Yamaganda 11:00 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 20:15Moonrise 07:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 March 2116

Monday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 19:54, then Tritiya.

Observed today Meena sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 08:00 to 09:30. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:32
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:00 to 09:30
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 to 12:30
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:15

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 19:54 · Tritiya until 20:37 Tue
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:59 Tue, then Ashwini until 07:06 Wed
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:16, then Brahma until 09:51 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:24 · Kaulava until 19:54 · Taitila until 08:19 Tue

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
  • Moonset20:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:32Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Meena sankrantiMonday 16 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:19 and 06:25.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.