Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 March 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 18:33. Gulika Kalam 06:24 to 07:55. Rahu Kalam 09:26 to 10:57. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 07:40Moonrise 21:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 March 1992

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 17:15, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:26 to 10:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:24 to 07:55
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:40
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:26 to 10:57
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 17:15 · Chaturthi until 16:26 Sun
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:02 Sun, then Vishakha until 05:18 Mon
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:32, then Harshana until 19:52 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:15 · Bava until 04:44 Sun · Balava until 16:26 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:29Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 21 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:41 and 18:38.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 30 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:13 and 07:01.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.