Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 28 March 2037A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:37. Gulika Kalam 06:16 to 07:48. Rahu Kalam 09:21 to 10:54. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 04:49Moonrise 15:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 28 March 2037

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

Dwadashi until 02:03 Sun, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:21 to 10:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:16 to 07:48
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:21 to 10:54
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:32
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:49 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 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 02:03 Sun · Trayodashi until 22:36 Sun
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:55, then Magha until 10:25 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:36, then Shula until 13:43 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:40 · Balava until 02:03 Sun · Kaulava until 12:21 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:20Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPingalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 28 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 11 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:59 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.