Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 9 March 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:37, sunset 18:26. Gulika Kalam 08:06 to 09:35. Rahu Kalam 11:03 to 12:32. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:29 to 16:58.00061218Moonset 14:26Moonrise 04:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 9 March 2040

Friday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:52, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:37 and 08:58.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:03 to 12:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:37
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:06 to 09:35
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:03 to 12:32
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:55
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:26
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:29 to 16:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:50 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 16:52 · Dwadashi until 14:17 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:43, then Shravana until 19:52 Sat
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:30, then Parigha until 10:13 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:52 · Kaulava until 03:35 Sat · Taitila until 14:17 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSiddharthiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 9 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:37 and 08:58.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 24 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:19 and 08:46.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.