Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 March 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:33. Gulika Kalam 06:25 to 07:56. Rahu Kalam 09:27 to 10:58. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 19:44Moonrise 06:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 March 2015

Saturday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 11:32, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Gudi Padwa, Ugadi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:27 to 10:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:25 to 07:56
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:55
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:27 to 10:58
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:44

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 11:32 · Dwitiya until 08:16 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:02, then Revati until 06:30 Sun
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:54 Sun, then Indra until 21:17 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:32 · Balava until 21:51 · Kaulava until 08:16 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Gudi PadwaSaturday 21 March
  • UgadiSaturday 21 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.