Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 24 March 2130A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 18:34. Gulika Kalam 07:53 to 09:24. Rahu Kalam 10:56 to 12:28. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:03.00061218Moonrise 18:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 24 March 2130

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 04:14 Sat, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holika Dahan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:56 to 12:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:53 to 09:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:56 to 12:28
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:03
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 04:14 Sat · Pratipada until 06:20 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:24 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:44, then Vriddhi until 22:23 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:04 · Bava until 04:14 Sat · Balava until 17:19 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 13 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:08Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Holika DahanFriday 24 March
  • Full moonFriday 24 March
  • Purnima fastFriday 24 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 4 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:30 and 08:37.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 5 AprilFollowers 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.