Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 March 2047A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Gulika Kalam 06:30 to 08:00. Rahu Kalam 09:30 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 09:09Moonrise 23:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 March 2047

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 14:11, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:30 to 11:00. 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.06:30 to 08:00
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:09
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:30 to 11:00
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:35

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 14:11 · Shashthi until 11:54 Sun
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:48, then Anuradha until 16:21 Sun
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:58, then Vajra until 18:06 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:11 · Gara until 00:58 Sun · Vanija until 11:54 Sun

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
  • Moonset09:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe 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

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 22 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:23 and 08:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.