Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 30 March 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:14, sunset 18:38. Gulika Kalam 07:47 to 09:20. Rahu Kalam 10:53 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:32 to 17:05.00061218Moonset 04:54Moonrise 15:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 30 March 2007

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 15:34, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 30 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:53 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:14
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:47 to 09:20
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:53 to 12:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:51
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:32 to 17:05
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:54 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 15:34 · Trayodashi until 17:46 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:29, then Purva Phalguni until 02:16 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:16 Sat, then Ganda until 02:01 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:34 · Kaulava until 04:38 Sat · Taitila until 17:46 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise15:50Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshFriday 30 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiFriday 13 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday 15 Apr after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.