Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 12 March 2066A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:34, sunset 18:28. Gulika Kalam 08:03 to 09:33. Rahu Kalam 11:02 to 12:31. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:29 to 16:59.00061218Moonrise 19:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 12 March 2066

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 02:50 Sat, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Holi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:34
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:03 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. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:02

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 02:50 Sat · Dwitiya until 00:58 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:08 Sat, then Hasta until 01:58 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:27, then Ganda until 11:57 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:37 · Kaulava until 02:50 Sat · Taitila until 13:56 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 54 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliFriday 12 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 21 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday 23 Mar after sunrise.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 22 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.