Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 12 March 2123A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:35, sunset 18:27. Gulika Kalam 08:04 to 09:33. Rahu Kalam 11:02 to 12:31. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:29 to 16:58.00061218Moonrise 18:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 12 March 2123

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 11:01, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:02 to 12:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:35
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:04 to 09:33
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:02 to 12:31
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:29 to 16:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:27
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:43

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 11:01 · Pratipada until 11:38 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:06, then Uttara Phalguni until 14:21 Sat
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:32 Sat, then Ganda until 02:10 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:01 · Balava until 23:16 · Kaulava until 11:38 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:27Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 52 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliFriday 12 March
  • Full moonFriday 12 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:42 and 18:34.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 24 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.