Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 March 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 06:29 to 07:59. Gulika Kalam 09:30 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 22:59Moonrise 09:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 March 1994

Thursday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 00:51 Fri, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:30. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:29 to 07:59
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:09
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:30 to 11:00
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:59

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 00:51 Fri · Shashthi until 03:13 Sat
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:36, then Krittika until 14:36 Fri
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:54, then Vishkambha until 13:49 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:33 · Balava until 00:51 Fri · Kaulava until 14:05 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe 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 EkadashiWednesday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:42 and 18:34.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 24 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.