Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 3 March 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:44, sunset 18:22. Gulika Kalam 06:44 to 08:11. Rahu Kalam 09:39 to 11:06. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:57. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:28.00061218Moonset 14:33Moonrise 04:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 3 March 2046

Saturday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 13:36, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:44 and 09:03.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:39 to 11:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:44
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:44 to 08:11
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:39 to 11:06
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:57
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:28
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:41 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 13:36 · Dwadashi until 15:53 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:51 Sun
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:42, then Variyan until 10:20 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:36 · Kaulava until 02:42 Sun · Taitila until 15:53 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:41Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 3 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:44 and 09:03.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 18 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 18:31.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 19 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.