Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 31 March 2143A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:13, sunset 18:38. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:50. Yamaganda 12:26 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:32 to 17:05. Rahu Kalam 17:05 to 18:38.00061218Moonrise 19:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 31 March 2143

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 01:25 Mon, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Holi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:05 to 18:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:13
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:50
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:26 to 13:59
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:32 to 17:05
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:05 to 18:38
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:15

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 01:25 Mon · Dwitiya until 22:44 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:35, then Chitra until 17:31 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:38, then Vyaghata until 19:14 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:56 · Kaulava until 01:25 Mon · Taitila until 12:00 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 25 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliSunday 31 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 10 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:44.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 11 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:00 and 07:04.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.