Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 24 March 1995A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 18:34. Gulika Kalam 07:53 to 09:25. Rahu Kalam 10:56 to 12:28. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:03.00061218Moonset 12:11Moonrise 02:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 24 March 1995

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 12:42, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:56 to 12:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:53 to 09:25
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:56 to 12:28
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:11
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:05 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 12:42 · Navami until 10:56 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:11, then Purva Ashadha until 08:06 Sat
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:04, then Parigha until 18:34 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:42 · Taitila until 23:47 · Gara until 10:56 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 24 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:17 and 07:28.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.