Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 29 March 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:37. Gulika Kalam 07:48 to 09:21. Rahu Kalam 10:54 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:32 to 17:04.00061218Moonset 05:51Moonrise 17:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 29 March 1991

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 13:22, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 29 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:54 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:48 to 09:21
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:54 to 12:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:32 to 17:04
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:51 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 13:22 · Purnima until 12:47 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:04 Sat, then Hasta until 03:25 Sun
  • YogaGanda, Vriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:38, then Vriddhi until 05:58 Sat, then Dhruva until 04:39 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:22 · Vishti until 01:01 Sat · Bava until 12:47 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise17:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Purnima fastFriday 29 March

Next Ekadashi

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