Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 March 2138A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:37. Gulika Kalam 07:49 to 09:21. Rahu Kalam 10:54 to 12:26. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:32 to 17:04.00061218Moonset 06:51Moonrise 20:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 March 2138

Friday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 22:29, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:54 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:51
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:49 to 09:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:54 to 12:26
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:32 to 17:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:22

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 22:29 · Tritiya until 22:11 Sat
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:32, then Swati until 23:51 Sat
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:23, then Vyaghata until 07:15 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 10:29 · Gara until 22:29 · Vanija until 10:24 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Monday 7 Apr after sunrise.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 6 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.