Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 March 2124A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:34, sunset 18:28. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:31 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:29 to 16:59. Rahu Kalam 16:59 to 18:28.00061218Moonset 15:08Moonrise 04:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 March 2124

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

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Monday between 06:34 and 07:14.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:59 to 18:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:34
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:31 to 14:00
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:08
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:29 to 16:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:59 to 18:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:29 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 07:15 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:23, then Shravana until 11:30 Mon
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:19, then Shiva until 22:15 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:28 · Taitila until 07:15 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 12 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:34 and 07:14.

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiSunday 26 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:17 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.