Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 March 2036A 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 12:07Moonrise 02:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 March 2036

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 13:18, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 20 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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:27 to 10:58
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:07
  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.02:03 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 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 13:18 · Navami until 15:50 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:09, then Purva Ashadha until 19:11 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:07, then Variyan until 12:01 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:18 · Taitila until 02:32 Fri · Gara until 15:50 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
  • Moonset12:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:03Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRakshasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiThursday 20 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:21 and 08:47.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.