Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 1 March 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:46, sunset 18:21. Gulika Kalam 08:13 to 09:40. Rahu Kalam 11:07 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 15:27 to 16:54.00061218Moonset 08:37Moonrise 21:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 1 March 2013

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 21:44, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 1 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:07 to 12:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:46
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:13 to 09:40
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:37
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:07 to 12:34
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:27 to 16:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:21
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:59

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 21:44 · Panchami until 20:05 Sat
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:17 Sat, then Swati until 23:19 Sat
  • YogaGanda, Vriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:04, then Vriddhi until 04:39 Sat, then Dhruva until 02:06 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:30 · Balava until 21:44 · Kaulava until 08:56 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:21Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:59Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiFriday 1 March
  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 1 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiThursday 7 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday 9 Mar after sunrise.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 8 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.