Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 2 March 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 18:22. Gulika Kalam 06:45 to 08:12. Rahu Kalam 09:39 to 11:06. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:57. Yamaganda 14:01 to 15:28.00061218Moonset 09:20Moonrise 23:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 2 March 2013

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 20:05, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:39 to 11:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:45 to 08:12
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:20
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:39 to 11:06
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:01 to 15:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:01

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 20:05 · Shashthi until 18:18 Sun
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:19, then Vishakha until 22:11 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:06 Sun, then Vyaghata until 23:26 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:56 · Taitila until 20:05 · Gara until 07:12 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:01Upper 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.

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

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.