Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 March 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 18:32. Yamaganda 06:26 to 07:57. Gulika Kalam 09:28 to 10:58. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 07:46Moonrise 20:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 March 2003

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 09:07, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:26 to 07:57
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:46
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:28 to 10:58
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then Tritiya, then ChaturthiThe second, third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 09:07 · Tritiya until 05:44 Fri · Chaturthi until 02:37 Sat
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:02, then Swati until 18:34 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:28, then Vyaghata until 13:36 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:07 · Vanija until 19:24 · Vishti until 05:44 Fri · Bava until 16:08 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe 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

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 28 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:16 and 08:43.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.