Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 10 March 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:36, sunset 18:27. Gulika Kalam 06:36 to 08:05. Rahu Kalam 09:34 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:55. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:29.00061218Moonset 07:30Moonrise 20:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 10 March 2012

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 08:55, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 10 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:34 to 11:03. 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.06:36 to 08:05
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:30
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:34 to 11:03
  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.18:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:46

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:36 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then Tritiya, then ChaturthiThe second, third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 08:55 · Tritiya until 05:45 Sun · Chaturthi until 02:44 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:25, then Chitra until 12:02 Sun
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:18 Sun, then Dhruva until 21:37 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:55 · Vanija until 19:19 · Vishti until 05:45 Sun · Bava until 16:13 Sun

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 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe 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 18 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:27 and 08:51.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.