Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 30 March 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:14, sunset 18:38. Gulika Kalam 06:14 to 07:47. Rahu Kalam 09:20 to 10:53. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:51. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 03:43Moonrise 14:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 30 March 1996

Saturday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 02:57 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:20 to 10:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:14 to 07:47
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:20 to 10:53
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:51
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:32
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:43 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 02:57 Sun · Dwadashi until 04:27 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:36 Sun, then Magha until 07:36 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:26 Sun, then Shula until 05:31 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 14:00 · Vishti until 02:57 Sun · Bava until 15:46 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:33Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiSaturday 30 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:38.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 14 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 05:56 and 07:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.