Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 12 March 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:35, sunset 18:28. Yamaganda 06:35 to 08:04. Gulika Kalam 09:33 to 11:02. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:29.00061218Moonset 10:32Moonrise 00:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 12 March 2015

Thursday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 11:18, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:35
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:35 to 08:04
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:33 to 11:02
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:32
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:18 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 11:18 · Saptami until 11:29 Fri
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:09 Fri, then Jyeshtha until 01:33 Sat
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:34, then Vajra until 10:35 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:18 · Vishti until 23:29 · Bava until 11:29 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:18Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiThursday 12 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.