Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 27 March 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:36. Yamaganda 06:17 to 07:50. Gulika Kalam 09:22 to 10:54. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 15:08Moonrise 04:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 27 March 2014

Thursday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:40, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:17 and 07:51.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:17 to 07:50
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:22 to 10:54
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:32
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:16 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 10:40 · Dwadashi until 07:52 Fri
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:55, then Dhanishtha until 06:52 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:37, then Sadhya until 12:10 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:40 · Kaulava until 21:16 · Taitila until 07:52 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 06:17 and 07:51.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 11 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:00 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.