Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 26 March 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:36. Yamaganda 06:18 to 07:50. Gulika Kalam 09:23 to 10:55. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 11:44Moonrise 01:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 26 March 1992

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 21:10, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 26 March

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:18 to 07:50
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:23 to 10:55
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:44
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:52
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:57 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 21:10 · Navami until 23:44 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:48, then Purva Ashadha until 13:45 Fri
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:23, then Parigha until 20:19 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:00 · Kaulava until 21:10 · Taitila until 10:25 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiThursday 26 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:41 and 18:38.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 30 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:13 and 07:01.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.