Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 26 March 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:36. Gulika Kalam 06:18 to 07:51. Rahu Kalam 09:23 to 10:55. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 06:32Moonrise 19:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 26 March 2005

Saturday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 02:37 Sun, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Holi

Times forNew Delhi · 26 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:23 to 10:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:18 to 07:51
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:32
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:23 to 10:55
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:10

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 02:37 Sun · Dwitiya until 02:18 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:42 Sun, then Chitra until 01:04 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:16, then Dhruva until 08:10 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:36 · Kaulava until 02:37 Sun · Taitila until 14:30 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:10Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliSaturday 26 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:06 and 07:41.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.