Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 March 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:42, sunset 18:24. Gulika Kalam 08:09 to 09:37. Rahu Kalam 11:05 to 12:33. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Yamaganda 15:28 to 16:56.00061218Moonset 06:47Moonrise 19:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 March 2015

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 02:13 Sat, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Holi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:05 to 12:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:42
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:47
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:09 to 09:37
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:05 to 12:33
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:28 to 16:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:01

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 02:13 Sat · Dwitiya until 04:44 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:34, then Uttara Phalguni until 14:37 Sat
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:12, then Shula until 10:08 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:54 · Kaulava until 02:13 Sat · Taitila until 15:29 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:01Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliFriday 6 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:42 and 18:30.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 17 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.