Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 12 March 2055A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:35, sunset 18:28. Gulika Kalam 08:04 to 09:33. Rahu Kalam 11:02 to 12:31. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:29 to 16:59.00061218Moonset 06:32Moonrise 17:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 12 March 2055

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 18:16, then Purnima.

Observed today Holika Dahan

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:02 to 12:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:35
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:04 to 09:33
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:02 to 12:31
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:29 to 16:59
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:32 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 18:16 · Purnima until 14:27 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:10, then Purva Phalguni until 12:09 Sat
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:18 Sat, then Shula until 19:57 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:07 · Vanija until 18:16 · Vishti until 04:22 Sat · Bava until 14:27 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise17:27Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Holika DahanFriday 12 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:47 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.