Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 March 2030A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Gulika Kalam 06:30 to 08:00. Rahu Kalam 09:30 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 04:29Moonrise 15:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 March 2030

Saturday is Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 05:37 Sun, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:30 to 11:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:30 to 08:00
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:30 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:29 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 05:37 Sun · Trayodashi until 04:10 Mon
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:36, then Ashlesha until 12:22 Sun
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:46, then Sukarma until 13:49 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:03 · Balava until 05:37 Sun · Kaulava until 16:59 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:11Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSaumyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 16 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:37 and 08:42.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.