Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 21 March 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 18:33. Gulika Kalam 07:55 to 09:26. Rahu Kalam 10:58 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:02.00061218Moonset 05:11Moonrise 16:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 21 March 1997

Friday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 05:33 Sat, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:58 to 12:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:55 to 09:26
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:58 to 12:29
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:02
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:11 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 05:33 Sat · Chaturdashi until 08:02 Sun
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:01 Sat, then Purva Phalguni until 07:59 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:05, then Shula until 22:01 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:15 · Taitila until 05:33 Sat · Gara until 18:49 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise16:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshFriday 21 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 18:40.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 4 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.