Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 8 March 2036A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:38, sunset 18:26. Gulika Kalam 06:38 to 08:07. Rahu Kalam 09:35 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:56. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:29.00061218Moonset 04:07Moonrise 14:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 8 March 2036

Saturday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 02:08 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 07:25 and 08:59.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:35 to 11:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:38
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:38 to 08:07
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:35 to 11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:56
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:29
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:07 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 02:08 Sun · Dwadashi until 23:15 Sun
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:56, then Pushya until 18:49 Sun
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:20, then Shobhana until 10:52 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:31 · Vishti until 02:08 Sun · Bava until 12:42 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRakshasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 8 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:25 and 08:59.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:21 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.