Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 March 2045A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Yamaganda 06:30 to 08:00. Gulika Kalam 09:30 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 16:30Moonrise 05:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 March 2045

Thursday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 19:36, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:30 to 08:00
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:30 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:30
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:36 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 19:36 · Chaturdashi until 21:25 Fri
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:08, then Shatabhisha until 19:31 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:58, then Sadhya until 20:19 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 06:31 · Vanija until 19:36 · Vishti until 08:34 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:36Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriThursday 16 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiWednesday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:14 and 07:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.