Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 14 March 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:33, sunset 18:29. Gulika Kalam 06:33 to 08:02. Rahu Kalam 09:32 to 11:01. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 12:13Moonrise 02:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 14 March 2015

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 10:56, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 14 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:32 to 11:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:33
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:33 to 08:02
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:32 to 11:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:13
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:07 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 10:56 · Navami until 09:38 Sun
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:13 Sun, then Purva Ashadha until 00:10 Mon
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:02, then Vyatipata until 06:54 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:56 · Taitila until 22:22 · Gara until 09:38 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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.

  • ashtamiSaturday 14 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.