Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 March 2042A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:37. Gulika Kalam 07:49 to 09:21. Rahu Kalam 10:54 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:32 to 17:04.00061218Moonset 01:59Moonrise 11:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 March 2042

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 05:39 Sat, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 28 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:54 to 12:26. 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.07:49 to 09:21
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:54 to 12:26
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:11
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:32 to 17:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:59 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 05:39 Sat · Navami until 06:27 Sun
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:39 Sat, then Punarvasu until 07:04 Sun
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:13, then Shobhana until 10:20 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:30 · Bava until 05:39 Sat · Balava until 17:58 Sat

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
  • Moonset01:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise11:11Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 28 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 1 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:11 and 08:40.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.