Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 13 March 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:33, sunset 18:28. Gulika Kalam 08:03 to 09:32. Rahu Kalam 11:01 to 12:31. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:30 to 16:59.00061218Moonset 07:30Moonrise 20:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 13 March 2009

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 05:00 Sat, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:01 to 12:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:33
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:30
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:03 to 09:32
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:01 to 12:31
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:30 to 16:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 05:00 Sat · Chaturthi until 05:15 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:51, then Chitra until 07:05 Sat
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:45, then Dhruva until 13:28 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:08 · Vishti until 05:00 Sat · Bava until 17:02 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:54Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe 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 EkadashiSunday 22 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:22 and 08:48.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.