Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 March 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 06:29 to 07:59. Gulika Kalam 09:29 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 01:36Moonrise 10:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 March 2005

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 11:47, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:29 to 07:59
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:29 to 11:00
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:53
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:36 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 11:47 · Ashtami until 13:57 Fri
  • NakshatraMrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:25 Fri
  • YogaAyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:51 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:47 · Vishti until 00:49 Fri · Bava until 13:57 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise10:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe 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

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 21 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:24 and 08:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.