Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 8 March 1984A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 18:26. Yamaganda 06:39 to 08:07. Gulika Kalam 09:36 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Rahu Kalam 14:01 to 15:29.00061218Moonset 23:24Moonrise 09:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 8 March 1984

Thursday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 10:36, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

Rahu Kalam runs 14:01 to 15:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:39 to 08:07
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:36 to 11:04
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:45
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:01 to 15:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:24

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 10:36 · Shashthi until 11:38 Fri
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:24, then Krittika until 16:52 Fri
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:31, then Vaidhriti until 07:17 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:36 · Kaulava until 23:12 · Taitila until 11:38 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe 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

  • Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 13 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:43 and 18:29.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 14 MarchFollowers 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.