Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 11 March 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:36, sunset 18:27. Gulika Kalam 06:36 to 08:04. Rahu Kalam 09:33 to 11:02. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:55. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:29.00061218Moonset 06:22Moonrise 17:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 11 March 2017

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 20:24, then Purnima.

Observed today Holika Dahan

Times forNew Delhi · 11 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:33 to 11:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:36 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:36
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:36 to 08:04
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:33 to 11:02
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:55
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:29
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:22 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:36 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 20:24 · Purnima until 20:24 Sun
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:07, then Purva Phalguni until 17:41 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:55 Sun, then Shula until 02:54 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:34 · Vanija until 20:24 · Vishti until 08:20 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:36The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:27Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise17:22Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Holika DahanSaturday 11 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 24 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:20 and 08:46.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.