Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 March 2068A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 18:35. Gulika Kalam 06:20 to 07:52. Rahu Kalam 09:24 to 10:56. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 09:26Moonrise 23:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 March 2068

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 12:21, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:24 to 10:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:20 to 07:52
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:24 to 10:56
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:26
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:35

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 12:21 · Shashthi until 12:38 Sun
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:31 Sun, then Jyeshtha until 02:05 Mon
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:34, then Siddhi until 12:40 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:21 · Gara until 00:34 Sun · Vanija until 12:38 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:35Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe 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 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.