Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 March 2066A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:32. Gulika Kalam 06:25 to 07:56. Rahu Kalam 09:27 to 10:58. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 13:02Moonrise 03:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 March 2066

Saturday in New Delhi.

Navami until 10:07, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:27 to 10:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:25 to 07:56
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:27 to 10:58
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:02
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:10 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 10:07 · Dashami until 08:27 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:16, then Uttara Ashadha until 15:21 Sun
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:00, then Parigha until 10:31 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:07 · Vanija until 21:15 · Vishti until 08:27 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.