Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 March 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Gulika Kalam 08:00 to 09:30. Rahu Kalam 11:00 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:30 to 17:00.00061218Moonset 02:31Moonrise 11:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 March 2046

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 10:23, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:00 to 12:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:00 to 09:30
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:00 to 12:30
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:54
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:30 to 17:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:31 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 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 10:23 · Navami until 09:13 Sat
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:19, then Ardra until 08:51 Sat
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:50, then Saubhagya until 10:42 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:23 · Balava until 21:53 · Kaulava until 09:13 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise11:54Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 16 March

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.