Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 23 March 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 18:34. Yamaganda 06:22 to 07:54. Gulika Kalam 09:25 to 10:57. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 11:47Moonrise 02:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 23 March 2006

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 12:03, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 23 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:22 to 07:54
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:25 to 10:57
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:47
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:52
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:39 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 12:03 · Navami until 10:20 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:56, then Purva Ashadha until 08:58 Fri
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:15, then Parigha until 20:28 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:03 · Taitila until 23:16 · Gara until 10:20 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:39Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiThursday 23 March

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.