Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 March 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:31. Gulika Kalam 06:29 to 07:59. Rahu Kalam 09:29 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 18:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 March 2018

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 18:42, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:29 to 11:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:29 to 07:59
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:29 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:30
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 18:42 · Pratipada until 18:32 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:43, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 20:10 Sun
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:36, then Shukla until 19:19 Sun
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 06:34 · Naga until 18:42 · Kimstughna until 06:41 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSaturday 17 March
  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 17 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:00 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.