Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 March 2115A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 18:30. Gulika Kalam 06:31 to 08:01. Rahu Kalam 09:30 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 09:54Moonrise 00:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 March 2115

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 23:52, then Saptami.

Observed today Meena sankranti, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:30 to 11:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:31 to 08:01
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:30 to 11:00
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:54
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:02 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 23:52 · Saptami until 02:18 Mon
  • NakshatraAnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:59 Sun
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:30, then Vajra until 14:13 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:47 · Vanija until 23:52 · Vishti until 13:03 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Meena sankrantiSaturday 16 March
  • shashthiSaturday 16 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 22 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:23 and 08:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.