Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 19 March 2088A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:32. Gulika Kalam 07:56 to 09:27. Rahu Kalam 10:58 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:01.00061218Moonset 15:07Moonrise 04:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 19 March 2088

Friday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:46, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:25 and 08:49.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:58 to 12:29. 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.07:56 to 09:27
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:58 to 12:29
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:07
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:20 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:46 · Dwadashi until 08:55 Sat
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:43, then Dhanishtha until 22:07 Sat
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:56, then Siddha until 17:42 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:46 · Kaulava until 20:56 · Taitila until 08:55 Sat

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
  • Moonset15:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:20Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavangaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 19 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:25 and 08:49.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 1 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday 3 Apr after sunrise.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 AprilFollowers 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.