Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 6 March 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:41, sunset 18:24. Gulika Kalam 06:41 to 08:09. Rahu Kalam 09:37 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Yamaganda 14:01 to 15:28.00061218Moonrise 17:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 6 March 2004

Saturday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 04:44 Sun, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holika Dahan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 6 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:41 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:41
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:41 to 08:09
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:37 to 11:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:01 to 15:28
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:41 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 04:44 Sun · Pratipada until 03:26 Mon
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:52, then Purva Phalguni until 11:32 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, Dhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:21, then Dhriti until 06:28 Sun, then Shula until 04:14 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:14 · Bava until 04:44 Sun · Balava until 16:08 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:41The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 43 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Holika DahanSaturday 6 March
  • Full moonSaturday 6 March
  • Purnima fastSaturday 6 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday 18 Mar after sunrise.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 17 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.