Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 5 March 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:43, sunset 18:23. Gulika Kalam 08:10 to 09:38. Rahu Kalam 11:05 to 12:33. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:56. Yamaganda 15:28 to 16:56.00061218Moonset 08:33Moonrise 21:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 5 March 1999

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 15:48, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 5 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:05 to 12:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:43
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:10 to 09:38
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:33
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:05 to 12:33
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:56
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:28 to 16:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:23
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:13

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 15:48 · Chaturthi until 17:48 Sat
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:28, then Chitra until 11:53 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:58, then Vriddhi until 09:20 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:48 · Bava until 04:45 Sat · Balava until 17:48 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:23Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 5 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 13 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:43 and 18:28.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 14 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.