Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 7 March 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:40, sunset 18:25. Gulika Kalam 08:08 to 09:36. Rahu Kalam 11:04 to 12:32. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Yamaganda 15:29 to 16:57.00061218Moonset 18:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 7 March 2008

Friday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 22:44, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 7 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:04 to 12:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:40
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:08 to 09:36
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:04 to 12:32
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:29 to 16:57
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 22:44 · Pratipada until 20:36 Sat
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:40, then Purva Bhadrapada until 15:21 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:24, then Sadhya until 08:40 Sat
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 11:38 · Naga until 22:44 · Kimstughna until 09:43 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonFriday 7 March
  • Darsha AmavasyaFriday 7 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 17 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:28 and 08:52.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.