Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 March 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Yamaganda 06:30 to 08:00. Gulika Kalam 09:30 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 07:06Moonrise 19:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 March 2006

Thursday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 07:28, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:30 to 08:00
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:06
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:30 to 11:00
  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.18:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:47

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 07:28 · Dwitiya until 09:35 Fri
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:19 Fri, then Chitra until 05:41 Sat
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:22 Fri, then Dhruva until 05:43 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 07:28 · Taitila until 20:34 · Gara until 09:35 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:47Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:35.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 26 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.