Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 21 March 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:33. Gulika Kalam 07:56 to 09:27. Rahu Kalam 10:58 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:02.00061218Moonset 08:24Moonrise 21:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 21 March 2003

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 02:37 Sat, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:56 to 09:27
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:24
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:58 to 12:29
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:57

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 02:37 Sat · Panchami until 23:54 Sat
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:34, then Vishakha until 16:27 Sat
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:36, then Harshana until 10:00 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:08 · Balava until 02:37 Sat · Kaulava until 13:12 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiFriday 21 March
  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 21 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 28 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:16 and 08:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.