Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 March 2147A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:30. Gulika Kalam 07:59 to 09:29. Rahu Kalam 11:00 to 12:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:30 to 17:00.00061218Moonrise 18:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 March 2147

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 17:25, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Meena sankranti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:59 to 09:29
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:00 to 12:30
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:30 to 17:00
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 17:25 · Pratipada until 18:50 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:33, then Uttara Phalguni until 11:39 Sat
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:01, then Ganda until 15:05 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:25 · Balava until 06:11 Sat · Kaulava until 18:50 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 1 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:29Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliFriday 17 March
  • Meena sankrantiFriday 17 March
  • Full moonFriday 17 March
  • Purnima fastFriday 17 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday 29 Mar after sunrise.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 28 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.