Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 7 March 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:40, sunset 18:24. Gulika Kalam 06:40 to 08:08. Rahu Kalam 09:36 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:28.00061218Moonset 07:21Moonrise 19:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 7 March 2015

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 04:44 Sun, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 7 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:36 to 11:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:40
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:40 to 08:08
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:36 to 11:04
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:52

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 04:44 Sun · Tritiya until 07:01 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:37, then Hasta until 17:30 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:08, then Ganda until 10:59 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:29 · Gara until 04:44 Sun · Vanija until 17:54 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:52Upper 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.

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

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.