Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 6 March 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:42, sunset 18:24. Gulika Kalam 06:42 to 08:09. Rahu Kalam 09:37 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Yamaganda 14:01 to 15:28.00061218Moonset 09:08Moonrise 22:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 6 March 1999

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 17:48, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:37 to 11:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:42
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:42 to 08:09
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:08
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:37 to 11:05
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:01 to 15:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:05

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 17:48 · Panchami until 20:08 Sun
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:53, then Swati until 14:38 Sun
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:20, then Dhruva until 09:59 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:48 · Kaulava until 06:56 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:05Upper 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.

  • chaturthiSaturday 6 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.