Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 March 2042A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 18:30. Gulika Kalam 06:31 to 08:01. Rahu Kalam 09:31 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 11:33Moonrise 02:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 March 2042

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 16:50, then Navami.

Observed today Meena sankranti, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 15 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:31 to 11:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:31 to 08:01
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:31 to 11:00
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:33
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:24 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 16:50 · Navami until 16:10 Sun
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:08 Sun, then Purva Ashadha until 04:42 Mon
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:23, then Vyatipata until 08:55 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:50 · Taitila until 04:36 Sun · Gara until 16:10 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Meena sankrantiSaturday 15 March
  • ashtamiSaturday 15 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 18 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:27 and 08:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.