Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 24 March 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 18:35. Gulika Kalam 07:53 to 09:24. Rahu Kalam 10:56 to 12:28. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:03.00061218Moonset 12:54Moonrise 03:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 24 March 2006

Friday in New Delhi.

Navami until 10:20, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:56 to 12:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:53 to 09:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:56 to 12:28
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:30 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 10:20 · Dashami until 08:03 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:58, then Uttara Ashadha until 07:26 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:28, then Shiva until 17:16 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:20 · Vanija until 21:15 · Vishti until 08:03 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.