Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 March 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:33. Gulika Kalam 07:56 to 09:27. Rahu Kalam 10:58 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:02.00061218Moonset 23:54Moonrise 09:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 March 2048

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 05:43 Sat, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:58 to 12:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:56 to 09:27
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:37
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:58 to 12:29
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:54

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 05:43 Sat · Saptami until 08:20 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:22, then Rohini until 15:30 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:44, then Priti until 08:44 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:23 · Taitila until 05:43 Sat · Gara until 19:02 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:37Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 20 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiThursday 26 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 06:17 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.