Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 March 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 18:32. Gulika Kalam 07:57 to 09:27. Rahu Kalam 10:58 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:01.00061218Moonset 18:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 March 2015

Friday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 15:06, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:57 to 09:27
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:58 to 12:29
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:01
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:37

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 15:06 · Pratipada until 11:32 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:51, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 09:02 Sat
  • YogaShubha, Shukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:01, then Shukla until 04:51 Sat, then Brahma until 00:54 Sun
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 15:06 · Kimstughna until 01:18 Sat · Bava until 11:32 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • New moonFriday 20 March
  • Darsha AmavasyaFriday 20 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 31 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:12 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.