Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 26 March 2128A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:36. Gulika Kalam 07:50 to 09:23. Rahu Kalam 10:55 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:04.00061218Moonset 14:17Moonrise 03:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 26 March 2128

Friday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 06:55, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:41 and 18:36.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:55 to 12:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:50 to 09:23
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:55 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:17
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:50 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 06:55 · Ekadashi until 05:26 Sat · Dwadashi until 04:16 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, Shravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:51, then Shravana until 06:05 Sat, then Dhanishtha until 05:37 Sun
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:36, then Siddha until 15:23 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:55 · Bava until 18:08 · Balava until 05:26 Sat · Kaulava until 16:49 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:50Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 26 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:41 and 18:36.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 11 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 05:59 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.