Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 6 March 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:41, sunset 18:24. Gulika Kalam 08:09 to 09:37. Rahu Kalam 11:05 to 12:33. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Yamaganda 15:28 to 16:56.00061218Moonset 04:53Moonrise 14:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 6 March 2020

Friday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:48, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:40 and 09:00.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:05 to 12:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:41 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:41
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:09 to 09:37
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:05 to 12:33
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:42
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:28 to 16:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:53 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:41 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 11:48 · Dwadashi until 09:29 Sat
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:39, then Pushya until 09:05 Sat
  • YogaSaubhagya, Shobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:30, then Shobhana until 04:35 Sat, then Atiganda until 01:06 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:48 · Bava until 22:44 · Balava until 09:29 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:41The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 6 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:40 and 09:00.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 19 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 13:42 and 18:32.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 20 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 06:24 and 07:56.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.