Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 March 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:33. Yamaganda 06:25 to 07:56. Gulika Kalam 09:27 to 10:58. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 06:43Moonrise 18:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 March 2019

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 07:13, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:25 to 07:56
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:43
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:27 to 10:58
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:59

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then Pratipada, then DwitiyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first and second of the waning MoonPurnima until 07:13 · Pratipada until 03:53 Fri · Dwitiya until 00:56 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:34, then Hasta until 11:06 Fri
  • YogaGanda, Vriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:07, then Vriddhi until 05:14 Fri, then Dhruva until 01:41 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:13 · Balava until 17:31 · Kaulava until 03:53 Fri · Taitila until 14:21 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliThursday 21 March
  • Full moonThursday 21 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 31 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:41 and 18:38.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 1 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:11 and 08:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.