Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 22 March 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 18:34. Yamaganda 06:23 to 07:54. Gulika Kalam 09:25 to 10:57. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 18:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 22 March 2012

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 20:07, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 22 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:23 to 07:54
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:25 to 10:57
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:31
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 20:07 · Pratipada until 22:00 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:18, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 12:34 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:10 Fri, then Brahma until 02:38 Sat
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 07:19 · Naga until 20:07 · Kimstughna until 09:01 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonThursday 22 March
  • Darsha AmavasyaThursday 22 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:08 and 08:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.