Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 26 March 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:36. Yamaganda 06:18 to 07:51. Gulika Kalam 09:23 to 10:55. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 02:34Moonrise 11:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 26 March 2026

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:49, then Navami.

Observed today Rama Navami, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 26 March

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:18 to 07:51
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:23 to 10:55
    4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:54
    5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:31
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:34 Fri

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
    • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 11:49 · Navami until 10:07 Fri
    • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:19, then Punarvasu until 15:24 Fri
    • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:32 Fri, then Atiganda until 22:10 Fri
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:49 · Balava until 22:56 · Kaulava until 10:07 Fri

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
    • Moonset02:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
    • Moonrise11:54Upper 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
    • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
    • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Rama NavamiThursday 26 March
    • ashtamiThursday 26 March

    Next Ekadashi

    • Kamada EkadashiSunday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:14 and 07:10.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.