Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 11 March 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:36, sunset 18:27. Gulika Kalam 08:05 to 09:34. Rahu Kalam 11:03 to 12:32. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:29 to 16:58.00061218Moonset 00:17Moonrise 10:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 11 March 2011

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 15:53, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 11 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:03 to 12:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:36 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:36
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:05 to 09:34
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:03
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:03 to 12:32
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:55
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:29 to 16:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:17 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:36 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 15:53 · Saptami until 16:58 Sat
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:51, then Rohini until 20:24 Sat
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:56, then Vishkambha until 06:52 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:53 · Gara until 04:31 Sat · Vanija until 16:58 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:36The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:27Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise10:03Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 11 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:30 and 08:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.