Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 March 2035A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:31. Gulika Kalam 06:29 to 07:59. Rahu Kalam 09:29 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 02:05Moonrise 12:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 March 2035

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 12:41, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:29 to 11:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:29 to 07:59
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:29 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:11
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:05 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 12:41 · Navami until 10:40 Sun
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:07, then Ardra until 08:48 Sun
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:07, then Saubhagya until 09:19 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:41 · Balava until 23:39 · Kaulava until 10:40 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise12:11Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 17 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 19 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday 21 Mar after sunrise.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 20 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.