Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 March 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 18:33. Yamaganda 06:24 to 07:55. Gulika Kalam 09:27 to 10:58. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 18:29Moonrise 06:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 March 1985

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 17:29, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:24 to 07:55
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:29
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:27 to 10:58
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:31
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:29
  8. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 17:29 · Pratipada until 19:54 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:47, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 12:37 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:00 Fri, then Brahma until 04:54 Sat
  • KaranaNaga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 17:29 · Kimstughna until 06:40 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:29Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonThursday 21 March
  • Darsha AmavasyaThursday 21 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 1 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday 3 Apr after sunrise.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 2 AprilFollowers 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.