Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 8 March 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 18:26. Yamaganda 06:39 to 08:07. Gulika Kalam 09:35 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:29.00061218Moonrise 18:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 8 March 2012

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 15:09, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:39 to 08:07
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:35 to 11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:29
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:33

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 15:09 · Pratipada until 12:07 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:12, then Uttara Phalguni until 16:52 Fri
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:32, then Shula until 08:53 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:09 · Balava until 01:40 Fri · Kaulava until 12:07 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:33Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliThursday 8 March
  • Full moonThursday 8 March
  • Purnima fastThursday 8 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 18 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:27 and 08:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.