Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 March 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Gulika Kalam 07:58 to 09:29. Rahu Kalam 10:59 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:30 to 17:01.00061218Moonset 23:51Moonrise 09:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 March 1994

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 03:13 Sat, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:59 to 12:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:58 to 09:29
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:52
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:59 to 12:30
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:30 to 17:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:51

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 03:13 Sat · Saptami until 05:04 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:36, then Rohini until 17:14 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:49, then Priti until 14:26 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:05 · Taitila until 03:13 Sat · Gara until 16:13 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:52Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna 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.

  • shashthiFriday 18 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.