Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 March 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Gulika Kalam 06:28 to 07:58. Rahu Kalam 09:29 to 10:59. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 14:48Moonrise 04:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 March 2023

Saturday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:14, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:27 and 08:07.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:29 to 10:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:28 to 07:58
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:29 to 10:59
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:54
    5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:30
    6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:48
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:59 Sun

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 11:14 · Dwadashi until 08:08 Sun
    • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:29 Sun, then Dhanishtha until 22:04 Sun
    • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:53, then Siddha until 20:06 Sun
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:14 · Kaulava until 21:42 · Taitila until 08:08 Sun

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
    • Moonset14:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise04:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 18 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:27 and 08:07.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Kamada EkadashiSaturday 1 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:40 and 18:39.
    • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 2 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:10 and 06:24.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.