Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 28 March 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:37. Yamaganda 06:17 to 07:49. Gulika Kalam 09:22 to 10:54. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 11:44Moonrise 01:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 28 March 2019

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 22:34, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 28 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:17 to 07:49
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:22 to 10:54
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:44
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:51
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:55 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 22:34 · Navami until 00:48 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:10, then Purva Ashadha until 12:41 Fri
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:41, then Parigha until 17:17 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:40 · Kaulava until 22:34 · Taitila until 11:38 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:55Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiThursday 28 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.