Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 March 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 18:33. Gulika Kalam 06:24 to 07:55. Rahu Kalam 09:27 to 10:58. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 04:39Moonrise 14:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 March 2043

Saturday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:51, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:24 and 08:49.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:27 to 10:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:24 to 07:55
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:27 to 10:58
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:31
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:39 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 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 15:51 · Dwadashi until 16:11 Sun
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:57, then Ashlesha until 13:50 Sun
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:10, then Sukarma until 07:11 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:51 · Bava until 03:58 Sun · Balava until 16:11 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 21 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:24 and 08:49.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 6 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:05 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.