Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 March 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 06:27 to 07:58. Gulika Kalam 09:28 to 10:59. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 16:01Moonrise 05:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 March 2004

Thursday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 05:17 Fri, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:27 to 07:58
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:28 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:54
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:30
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:40 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 05:17 Fri · Chaturdashi until 04:30 Sat
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:57, then Shatabhisha until 21:43 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:02, then Sadhya until 18:07 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 17:49 · Vanija until 05:17 Fri · Vishti until 16:50 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:40Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshThursday 18 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 1 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 06:11 and 08:39.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.