Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 21 March 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 18:33. Gulika Kalam 07:55 to 09:27. Rahu Kalam 10:58 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:02.00061218Moonset 09:15Moonrise 23:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 21 March 2014

Friday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 22:57, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:58 to 12:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:55 to 09:27
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:15
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:58 to 12:29
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:03

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 22:57 · Shashthi until 21:47 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:30, then Anuradha until 16:07 Sat
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:54, then Vajra until 09:00 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:23 · Taitila until 22:57 · Gara until 10:25 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:03Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe 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 EkadashiThursday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 06:17 and 07:51.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.