Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 March 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 18:29. Yamaganda 06:31 to 08:01. Gulika Kalam 09:31 to 11:01. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 16:33Moonrise 05:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 March 2018

Thursday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 17:20, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 15 March

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:31 to 08:01
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:31 to 11:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:30
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:50 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 17:20 · Chaturdashi until 18:18 Fri
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:12, then Shatabhisha until 18:45 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:52, then Sadhya until 21:27 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:20 · Vishti until 05:53 Fri · Shakuni until 18:18 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:50Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriThursday 15 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:00 and 08:44.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.