Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 29 March 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:37. Gulika Kalam 07:48 to 09:21. Rahu Kalam 10:53 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:32 to 17:05.00061218Moonset 06:46Moonrise 19:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 29 March 2002

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 20:06, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Holi

Times forNew Delhi · 29 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:53 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:46
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:48 to 09:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:53 to 12:26
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:32 to 17:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:25

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 20:06 · Dwitiya until 16:35 Sat
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:34, then Chitra until 11:44 Sat
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:36, then Vyaghata until 13:31 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:59 · Kaulava until 20:06 · Taitila until 06:17 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliFriday 29 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 8 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:03 and 08:34.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.