Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 15 March 2052A 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 17:00.00061218Moonrise 18:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 15 March 2052

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 15:25, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 15 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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:30 to 17:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:34

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 15:25 · Pratipada until 16:51 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:11, then Uttara Phalguni until 09:02 Sat
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:04, then Ganda until 12:03 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:25 · Balava until 04:05 Sat · Kaulava until 16:51 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 begin11 h 59 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:34Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliFriday 15 March
  • Full moonFriday 15 March
  • Purnima fastFriday 15 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:16 and 07:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.