Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 5 March 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:43, sunset 18:23. Yamaganda 06:43 to 08:10. Gulika Kalam 09:38 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:56. Rahu Kalam 14:01 to 15:28.00061218Moonrise 18:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 5 March 2015

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 23:35, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holika Dahan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 5 March

Rahu Kalam runs 14:01 to 15:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:43
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:43 to 08:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:38 to 11:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:56
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:01 to 15:28
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:23

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 23:35 · Pratipada until 02:13 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:29, then Purva Phalguni until 11:34 Fri
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:13, then Dhriti until 09:12 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:16 · Bava until 23:35 · Balava until 12:54 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:23Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 41 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:10Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Holika DahanThursday 5 March
  • Full moonThursday 5 March
  • Purnima fastThursday 5 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:42 and 18:30.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 17 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.