Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 14 March 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 18:29. Gulika Kalam 06:32 to 08:01. Rahu Kalam 09:31 to 11:01. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 09:53Moonrise 23:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 14 March 2020

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 04:26 Sun, then Saptami.

Observed today Meena sankranti, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 14 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:31 to 11:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:32 to 08:01
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:31 to 11:01
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:53
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:43

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 04:26 Sun · Saptami until 03:20 Mon
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:20, then Anuradha until 11:23 Sun
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:37, then Vajra until 15:16 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 17:16 · Vanija until 04:26 Sun · Vishti until 15:47 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Meena sankrantiSaturday 14 March
  • shashthiSaturday 14 March

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.