Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 March 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 18:35. Gulika Kalam 06:20 to 07:52. Rahu Kalam 09:24 to 10:56. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 20:14Moonrise 06:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 March 2012

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 00:15 Sun, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:24 to 10:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:20 to 07:52
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:57
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:24 to 10:56
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:14

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 00:15 Sun · Tritiya until 02:47 Mon
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:12, then Ashwini until 18:08 Sun
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:22 Sun, then Vaidhriti until 04:19 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:05 · Kaulava until 00:15 Sun · Taitila until 13:30 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:08 and 08:38.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.