Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 March 2139A 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 15:30.00061218Moonrise 19:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 March 2139

Monday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 01:31 Tue, then Dwitiya.

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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:00 to 09:30
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:00 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. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:09

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

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
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 01:31 Tue · Dwitiya until 03:47 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:23, then Hasta until 00:10 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:48 Tue, then Vriddhi until 04:29 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:18 · Kaulava until 01:31 Tue · Taitila until 14:41 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 begin11 h 59 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 26 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 08:24 and 08:45.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 27 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.