Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 9 March 2086A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:37, sunset 18:26. Gulika Kalam 06:37 to 08:06. Rahu Kalam 09:35 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:55. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:29.00061218Moonset 12:06Moonrise 02:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 9 March 2086

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 08:00, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 9 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:35 to 11:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:37
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:37 to 08:06
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:35 to 11:03
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:06
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:55
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:22 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 08:00 · Navami until 07:21 Sun
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:09, then Mula until 08:08 Sun
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:59, then Vyatipata until 21:52 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:00 · Taitila until 19:47 · Gara until 07:21 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 9 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 11 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 08:55 and 08:56.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 12 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.