Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 29 March 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:37. Yamaganda 06:15 to 07:48. Gulika Kalam 09:21 to 10:54. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 04:26Moonrise 14:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 29 March 2007

Thursday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 13:44, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:15 and 08:43.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 March

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:15 to 07:48
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:21 to 10:54
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:32
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:26 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 13:44 · Dwadashi until 15:34 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:00, then Magha until 23:29 Fri
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:46 Fri, then Shula until 01:16 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:44 · Bava until 02:36 Fri · Balava until 15:34 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:54Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 06:15 and 08:43.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiFriday 13 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday 15 Apr after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.