Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 2 March 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 18:22. Gulika Kalam 06:45 to 08:12. Rahu Kalam 09:39 to 11:06. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:57. Yamaganda 14:01 to 15:28.00061218Moonset 05:09Moonrise 15:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 2 March 1996

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 10:05, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 2 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:39 to 11:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:45 to 08:12
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:39 to 11:06
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:57
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:01 to 15:28
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:09 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 10:05 · Trayodashi until 12:05 Sun
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:14, then Ashlesha until 21:36 Sun
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:03, then Atiganda until 22:23 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:05 · Kaulava until 23:07 · Taitila until 12:05 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSaturday 2 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 15 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:34 and 08:53.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 16 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.