Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 March 2068A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:31. Gulika Kalam 07:59 to 09:29. Rahu Kalam 11:00 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:30 to 17:00.00061218Moonset 05:12Moonrise 16:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 March 2068

Friday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 23:37, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:00 to 12:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:59 to 09:29
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:00 to 12:30
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:30 to 17:00
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:12 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 23:37 · Chaturdashi until 02:05 Sun
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:05, then Magha until 10:03 Sat
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:32, then Dhriti until 11:25 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:22 · Taitila until 23:37 · Gara until 12:52 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise16:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshFriday 16 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 13:41 and 18:38.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 30 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.