Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 March 2113A 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 18:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 March 2113

Friday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 21:37, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 17 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 21:37 · Pratipada until 17:43 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:25 Sat, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 21:18 Sat
  • YogaSadhya, Shubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:14, then Shubha until 02:53 Sat, then Shukla until 22:29 Sat
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 11:33 · Naga until 21:37 · Kimstughna until 07:40 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 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonFriday 17 March
  • Darsha AmavasyaFriday 17 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:41 and 18:36.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 28 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:16 and 07:01.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.