Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 March 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:31. Gulika Kalam 06:29 to 07:59. Rahu Kalam 09:29 to 10:59. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 03:20Moonrise 12:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 March 2046

Saturday in New Delhi.

Navami until 09:13, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:29 to 10:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:29 to 07:59
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:29 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:58
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:20 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 09:13 · Dashami until 07:22 Sun
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:51, then Punarvasu until 07:42 Sun
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:42, then Shobhana until 08:01 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:13 · Taitila until 20:22 · Gara until 07:22 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise12:58Upper 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.