Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 31 March 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:12, sunset 18:39. Yamaganda 06:12 to 07:46. Gulika Kalam 09:19 to 10:52. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:50. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 11:30Moonrise 01:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 31 March 2016

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 08:29, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:12 to 07:46
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:19 to 10:52
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:30
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:50
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:39
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:22 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 08:29 · Ashtami until 08:54 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:23, then Purva Ashadha until 14:17 Fri
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:54, then Parigha until 12:03 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:29 · Balava until 20:47 · Kaulava until 08:54 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:39Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 18:40.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 4 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.