Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 3 April 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:40. Yamaganda 06:09 to 07:43. Gulika Kalam 09:17 to 10:51. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:50. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 14:21Moonrise 03:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 3 April 1997

Thursday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:52, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 18:40.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:09 to 07:43
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:17 to 10:51
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:50
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:32
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:42 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:52 · Ekadashi until 05:04 Fri · Dwadashi until 02:01 Sat
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:07, then Dhanishtha until 12:00 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, Sadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:14, then Sadhya until 05:48 Fri, then Shubha until 02:09 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:52 · Bava until 18:30 · Balava until 05:04 Fri · Kaulava until 15:34 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 18:40.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 18 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:52 and 08:27.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.