Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 21 March 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 18:33. Gulika Kalam 07:55 to 09:26. Rahu Kalam 10:57 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:02.00061218Moonrise 18:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 21 March 2008

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 00:10 Sat, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holika Dahan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:57 to 12:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:55 to 09:26
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:57 to 12:29
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:02
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 00:10 Sat · Pratipada until 01:20 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:52 Sat, then Hasta until 06:40 Sun
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:02, then Vriddhi until 20:49 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:44 · Bava until 00:10 Sat · Balava until 12:42 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 9 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:18Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Holika DahanFriday 21 March
  • Full moonFriday 21 March
  • Purnima fastFriday 21 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 2 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:09 and 08:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.