Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 3 March 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 18:22. Yamaganda 06:45 to 08:12. Gulika Kalam 09:39 to 11:06. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:57. Rahu Kalam 14:01 to 15:28.00061218Moonset 17:11Moonrise 06:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 3 March 2011

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 23:56, then Amavasya.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 March

Rahu Kalam runs 14:01 to 15:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:45 to 08:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:39 to 11:06
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:57
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:01 to 15:28
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:05 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 23:56 · Amavasya until 02:16 Sat
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:39, then Shatabhisha until 02:27 Sat
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:53 Fri, then Siddha until 02:37 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:50 · Shakuni until 23:56 · Chatushpada until 13:05 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:05Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe 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 EkadashiWednesday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:30 and 08:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.