Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 12 March 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:34, sunset 18:28. Gulika Kalam 08:03 to 09:33. Rahu Kalam 11:02 to 12:31. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:30 to 16:59.00061218Moonset 09:59Moonrise 00:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 12 March 2004

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 17:40, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:02 to 12:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:34
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:03 to 09:33
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:59
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:02 to 12:31
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:30 to 16:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:19 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 17:40 · Saptami until 15:33 Sat
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:23 Sat, then Jyeshtha until 03:00 Sun
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:28, then Vajra until 11:35 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 06:43 · Vanija until 17:40 · Vishti until 04:36 Sat · Bava until 15:33 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:19Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 12 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.