Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 March 2054A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:32. Gulika Kalam 07:56 to 09:27. Rahu Kalam 10:58 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:02.00061218Moonset 04:32Moonrise 15:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 March 2054

Friday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:40, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:25 and 07:43.

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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:58 to 12:29
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:02
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:32 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 10:40 · Dwadashi until 07:43 Sat
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:47, then Ashlesha until 07:36 Sat
  • YogaAtiganda, Sukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:58, then Sukarma until 03:25 Sat, then Dhriti until 23:46 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:40 · Bava until 21:13 · Balava until 07:43 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise15:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 20 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:25 and 07:43.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:40.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 4 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 06:07 and 06:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.