Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 26 March 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:19, sunset 18:36. Gulika Kalam 07:51 to 09:23. Rahu Kalam 10:55 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:04.00061218Moonset 04:04Moonrise 14:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 26 March 2010

Friday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 20:41, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:18 and 08:45.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:55 to 12:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:19
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:51 to 09:23
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:55 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:39
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:04 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 20:41 · Dwadashi until 17:37 Sat
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:53, then Ashlesha until 06:43 Sat
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:03, then Dhriti until 13:25 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:07 · Vishti until 20:41 · Bava until 07:11 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:19The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:39Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 26 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:18 and 08:45.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 10 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:01 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.