Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 29 March 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:37. Gulika Kalam 06:15 to 07:48. Rahu Kalam 09:21 to 10:54. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 08:15Moonrise 22:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 29 March 1986

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 21:20, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 29 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:21 to 10:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:15 to 07:48
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:15
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:21 to 10:54
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:23

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 21:20 · Panchami until 18:37 Sun
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:53, then Anuradha until 19:56 Sun
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:26 Sun, then Siddhi until 21:05 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:45 · Balava until 21:20 · Kaulava until 07:57 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 29 March
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 29 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:07 and 08:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.