Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 March 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Gulika Kalam 06:28 to 07:58. Rahu Kalam 09:29 to 10:59. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 08:01Moonrise 21:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 March 2006

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 11:19, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:29 to 10:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:28 to 07:58
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:01
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:29 to 10:59
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 11:19 · Chaturthi until 12:37 Sun
  • NakshatraSwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:38 Sun
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:45 Sun, then Harshana until 05:23 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:19 · Bava until 00:02 Sun · Balava until 12:37 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 18 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:35.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 26 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.