Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 25 March 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:19, sunset 18:36. Gulika Kalam 06:19 to 07:51. Rahu Kalam 09:23 to 10:55. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 02:29Moonrise 12:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 25 March 2056

Saturday in New Delhi.

Navami until 05:38 Sun, then Dashami.

Observed today Rama Navami

Times forNew Delhi · 25 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:23 to 10:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:19
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:19 to 07:51
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:23 to 10:55
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:22
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:29 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 05:38 Sun · Dashami until 05:10 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:02, then Punarvasu until 12:47 Sun
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:24, then Atiganda until 21:07 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:34 · Kaulava until 05:38 Sun · Taitila until 17:31 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:19The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise12:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama NavamiSaturday 25 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:41 and 18:37.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 28 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.