Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 March 2059A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:37. Gulika Kalam 07:49 to 09:21. Rahu Kalam 10:54 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:32 to 17:04.00061218Moonrise 18:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 March 2059

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 07:16, then Purnima.

Observed today Holika Dahan, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 28 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:54 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:49 to 09:21
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:54 to 12:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:32 to 17:04
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 07:16 · Purnima until 09:18 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:47 Sat, then Hasta until 04:08 Sun
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:05, then Vriddhi until 07:38 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:16 · Vishti until 20:19 · Bava until 09:18 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 21 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:00Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Holika DahanFriday 28 March
  • Purnima fastFriday 28 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 8 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:40 and 18:43.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 9 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.