Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 March 2027A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 06:28 to 07:58. Gulika Kalam 09:29 to 10:59. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 04:13Moonrise 14:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 March 2027

Thursday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 01:52 Fri, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 07:14 and 08:51.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:28 to 07:58
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:29 to 10:59
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:54
    5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:30
    6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:14
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:13 Fri

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 01:52 Fri · Dwadashi until 23:18 Fri
    • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:21 Fri, then Ashlesha until 01:32 Sat
    • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:35 Fri, then Sukarma until 23:19 Fri
    • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:08 · Vishti until 01:52 Fri · Bava until 12:35 Fri

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
    • Moonset04:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
    • Moonrise14:14Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Amalaki EkadashiThursday 18 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 07:14 and 08:51.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 2 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:40.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.