Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 March 2125A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Gulika Kalam 08:00 to 09:30. Rahu Kalam 11:00 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:30 to 17:00.00061218Moonset 04:24Moonrise 15:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 March 2125

Friday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:56, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:29 and 06:40.

Observed today Meena sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 11:00 to 12:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:00 to 09:30
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:00 to 12:30
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:05
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:30 to 17:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:24 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 09:56 · Dwadashi until 06:40 Sat
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:30, then Ashlesha until 14:55 Sat
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:05, then Sukarma until 18:07 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:56 · Bava until 20:20 · Balava until 06:40 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise15:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:29 and 06:40.
  • Meena sankrantiFriday 16 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 30 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:13 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.