Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 12 March 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:35, sunset 18:28. Gulika Kalam 06:35 to 08:04. Rahu Kalam 09:33 to 11:02. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:29.00061218Moonset 18:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 12 March 1994

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 12:35, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:33 to 11:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:35
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:35 to 08:04
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:33 to 11:02
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:29
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 12:35 · Pratipada until 14:34 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:44, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 02:23 Mon
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:49, then Shubha until 09:15 Sun
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 12:35 · Kimstughna until 01:32 Sun · Bava until 14:34 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSaturday 12 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:42 and 18:34.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 24 MarchFollowers 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.