Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 12 March 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:35, sunset 18:28. Gulika Kalam 06:35 to 08:04. Rahu Kalam 09:33 to 11:02. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:55. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:29.00061218Moonset 01:12Moonrise 10:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 12 March 2011

Saturday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 16:58, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:33 to 11:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:35
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:35 to 08:04
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:33 to 11:02
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:51
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:55
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:12 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 16:58 · Ashtami until 17:20 Sun
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:24, then Mrigashira until 21:15 Sun
  • YogaVishkambha, Priti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:52, then Priti until 06:17 Sun, then Ayushman until 05:06 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:58 · Vishti until 05:15 Sun · Bava until 17:20 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise10:51Upper 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.