Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 March 2051A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:31. Gulika Kalam 07:59 to 09:29. Rahu Kalam 11:00 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:30 to 17:00.00061218Moonset 23:43Moonrise 09:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 March 2051

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 04:27 Sat, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:00 to 12:30. 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.07:59 to 09:29
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:50
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:00 to 12:30
  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.18:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:43

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 04:27 Sat · Saptami until 03:21 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:15, then Rohini until 19:36 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:46, then Priti until 19:34 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:16 · Taitila until 04:27 Sat · Gara until 15:49 Sat

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
  • Moonset23:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:50Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 17 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 22 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:42 and 18:34.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 23 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:21 and 07:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.