Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 2 March 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 18:22. Yamaganda 06:45 to 08:12. Gulika Kalam 09:39 to 11:06. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:57. Rahu Kalam 14:01 to 15:28.00061218Moonset 14:53Moonrise 04:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 2 March 2000

Thursday is Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Friday between 06:45 and 08:14.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 March

Rahu Kalam runs 14:01 to 15:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:45 to 08:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:39 to 11:06
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:57
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:01 to 15:28
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:51 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 08:15 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:23 Fri, then Shravana until 04:28 Sat
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:42 Fri, then Parigha until 04:48 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 19:19 · Taitila until 08:15 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:51Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:45 and 08:14.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiThursday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 06:29 and 08:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.