Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 27 March 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:36. Yamaganda 06:17 to 07:50. Gulika Kalam 09:22 to 10:54. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 08:09Moonrise 21:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 27 March 1997

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 14:41, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 27 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:17 to 07:50
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:09
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:22 to 10:54
  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.18:36
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:30

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 14:41 · Chaturthi until 15:15 Fri
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:44, then Vishakha until 17:52 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:10, then Vajra until 22:24 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:41 · Bava until 03:02 Fri · Balava until 15:15 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 27 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 18:40.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 4 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.