Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 24 March 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 18:35. Gulika Kalam 07:52 to 09:24. Rahu Kalam 10:56 to 12:28. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:03.00061218Moonset 09:03Moonrise 22:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 24 March 2000

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 10:18, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:56 to 12:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:52 to 09:24
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:03
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:56 to 12:28
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:34

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 10:18 · Panchami until 11:54 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:42, then Anuradha until 23:04 Sat
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:55, then Vajra until 08:03 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:18 · Kaulava until 23:02 · Taitila until 11:54 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:34Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiFriday 24 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 31 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 08:40.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.