Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 March 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:37. Gulika Kalam 07:49 to 09:22. Rahu Kalam 10:54 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:32 to 17:04.00061218Moonset 14:38Moonrise 04:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 March 2003

Friday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 18:46, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:16 and 08:43.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:54 to 12:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:49 to 09:22
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:54 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:38
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:32 to 17:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:34 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 18:46 · Dwadashi until 19:41 Sat
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:34, then Dhanishtha until 16:01 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:21, then Sadhya until 20:01 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 06:28 · Balava until 18:46 · Kaulava until 07:10 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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.

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 28 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:16 and 08:43.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 13 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 05:58 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.