Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 March 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:19, sunset 18:35. Gulika Kalam 07:51 to 09:23. Rahu Kalam 10:55 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:03.00061218Moonset 02:12Moonrise 11:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 March 1988

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 23:00, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 25 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:55 to 12:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:19
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:51 to 09:23
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:55 to 12:27
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:26
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:12 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 23:00 · Navami until 01:02 Sun
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:46 Sat, then Punarvasu until 06:24 Sun
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:22, then Shobhana until 12:43 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:12 · Bava until 23:00 · Balava until 11:57 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:19The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise11:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 25 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 28 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:41 and 18:37.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 29 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:14 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.