Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 31 March 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:13, sunset 18:38. Yamaganda 06:13 to 07:46. Gulika Kalam 09:19 to 10:53. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 16:00Moonrise 04:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 31 March 2011

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 12:39, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 31 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:13 to 07:46
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:19 to 10:53
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:51
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:32
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:38 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 12:39 · Trayodashi until 15:06 Fri
  • NakshatraShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:25 Fri
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:55, then Shubha until 07:45 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:39 · Gara until 01:52 Fri · Vanija until 15:06 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshThursday 31 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 14 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 05:57 and 08:30.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.