Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 7 March 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:40, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 06:40 to 08:08. Gulika Kalam 09:36 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:29.00061218Moonset 13:59Moonrise 03:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 7 March 2013

Thursday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 10:07, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Saturday 9 Mar after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 7 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:40
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:40 to 08:08
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:36 to 11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:48 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 10:07 · Ekadashi until 07:59 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:47, then Uttara Ashadha until 15:23 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:03, then Variyan until 09:08 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:07 · Bava until 21:03 · Balava until 07:59 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiThursday 7 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday 9 Mar after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:21 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.