Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 5 March 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:42, sunset 18:23. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:56. Yamaganda 12:33 to 14:01. Gulika Kalam 15:28 to 16:56. Rahu Kalam 16:56 to 18:23.00061218Moonset 00:23Moonrise 10:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 5 March 2006

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 14:04, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 5 March

Rahu Kalam runs 16:56 to 18:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:42
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:01
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:56
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:33 to 14:01
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:28 to 16:56
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:56 to 18:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:23
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:23 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 14:04 · Saptami until 13:40 Mon
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:17 Mon, then Rohini until 03:56 Tue
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:11 Mon, then Vishkambha until 00:00 Tue
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:04 · Gara until 01:46 Mon · Vanija until 13:40 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:23Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise10:01Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 5 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 10 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:36 and 08:58.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.