Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 27 March 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:36. Gulika Kalam 07:50 to 09:22. Rahu Kalam 10:54 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:32 to 17:04.00061218Moonset 19:26Moonrise 06:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 27 March 2009

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 20:35, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Gudi Padwa, Ugadi

Times forNew Delhi · 27 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:54 to 12:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:18
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:50 to 09:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:54 to 12:27
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:32 to 17:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:26

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 20:35 · Dwitiya until 19:08 Sat
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:11 Sat, then Ashwini until 04:19 Sun
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:36, then Indra until 10:25 Sat
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 09:09 · Bava until 20:35 · Balava until 07:54 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:18Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Gudi PadwaFriday 27 March
  • UgadiFriday 27 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 06:57 and 08:36.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.