Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 28 March 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:37. Yamaganda 06:16 to 07:49. Gulika Kalam 09:21 to 10:54. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 00:51Moonrise 10:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 28 March 1985

Thursday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 08:04, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 March

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:32. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:16 to 07:49
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:21 to 10:54
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:16
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:51 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 08:04 · Saptami until 09:20 Fri
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:19 Fri, then Ardra until 06:33 Sat
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:05, then Saubhagya until 09:00 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 08:04 · Gara until 20:48 · Vanija until 09:20 Fri

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 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise10:16Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiThursday 28 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.