Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 March 2028A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 18:31. Gulika Kalam 06:27 to 07:58. Rahu Kalam 09:28 to 10:59. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 11:40Moonrise 02:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 March 2028

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 17:31, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:28 to 10:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:27 to 07:58
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:28 to 10:59
    4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:40
    5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:30
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:12 Sun

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
    • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 17:31 · Navami until 19:18 Sun
    • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:43, then Purva Ashadha until 02:10 Mon
    • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:46, then Variyan until 22:09 Sun
    • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:31 · Taitila until 06:20 Sun · Gara until 19:18 Sun

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 4 min of daylight
    • Moonset11:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise02:12Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraPlavangaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • ashtamiSaturday 18 March

    Next Ekadashi

    • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 21 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:55 and 08:48.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.