Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 29 March 2059A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:37. Gulika Kalam 06:15 to 07:48. Rahu Kalam 09:21 to 10:53. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:51. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 06:29Moonrise 18:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 29 March 2059

Saturday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 09:18, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 29 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:21 to 10:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:15 to 07:48
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:29
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:21 to 10:53
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:51
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:53

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 09:18 · Pratipada until 11:03 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:08 Sun, then Chitra until 06:12 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:38, then Dhruva until 07:58 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:18 · Balava until 22:13 · Kaulava until 11:03 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:53Upper 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.

  • HoliSaturday 29 March
  • Full moonSaturday 29 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.