Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 19 March 2066A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 18:32. Gulika Kalam 07:57 to 09:28. Rahu Kalam 10:58 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:30 to 17:01.00061218Moonset 11:57Moonrise 02:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 19 March 2066

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:57, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 19 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:58 to 12:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:57 to 09:28
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:58 to 12:29
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:57
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:30 to 17:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:23 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 11:57 · Navami until 10:07 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:21, then Purva Ashadha until 16:16 Sat
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:38, then Variyan until 13:00 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:57 · Taitila until 23:01 · Gara until 10:07 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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.

  • ashtamiFriday 19 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.