Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 20 March 2147A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 18:32. Rahu Kalam 07:57 to 09:27. Yamaganda 10:58 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 08:09Moonrise 21:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 20 March 2147

Monday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 20:18, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

Rahu Kalam runs 07:57 to 09:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:57 to 09:27
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:09
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:58 to 12:29
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:12

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 20:18 · Chaturthi until 20:20 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:31, then Swati until 15:16 Tue
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:11, then Vyaghata until 13:11 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:07 · Vishti until 20:18 · Bava until 08:23 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 20 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday 29 Mar after sunrise.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 28 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.