Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 March 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:33. Gulika Kalam 06:25 to 07:56. Rahu Kalam 09:27 to 10:58. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 18:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 March 2004

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 04:11 Sun, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:27 to 10:58. 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.06:25 to 07:56
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:27 to 10:58
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:31
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 04:11 Sun · Pratipada until 04:26 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:55, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 22:38 Sun
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:33, then Shukla until 15:24 Sun
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 16:17 · Naga until 04:11 Sun · Kimstughna until 16:14 Sun

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 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • New moonSaturday 20 March
  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 20 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 1 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 06:11 and 08:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.