Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 March 2098A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:37. Gulika Kalam 07:48 to 09:21. Rahu Kalam 10:54 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:32 to 17:04.00061218Moonset 14:36Moonrise 04:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 March 2098

Friday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 20:17, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:15 and 08:42.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:54 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:48 to 09:21
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:54 to 12:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:36
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:32 to 17:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:28 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 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 20:17 · Dwadashi until 22:15 Sat
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:27, then Dhanishtha until 18:59 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:04, then Sadhya until 23:31 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:11 · Balava until 20:17 · Kaulava until 09:19 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:28Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPingalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 28 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:15 and 08:42.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 11 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday 13 Apr after sunrise.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 12 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.