Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 8 March 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 06:39 to 08:07. Gulika Kalam 09:35 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:29.00061218Moonset 19:02Moonrise 06:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 8 March 2046

Thursday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 02:19 Fri, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:39 to 08:07
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:41
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:35 to 11:04
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:02

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 02:19 Fri · Dwitiya until 04:42 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:03, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 23:57 Fri
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:07, then Shubha until 14:58 Fri
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 13:03 · Bava until 02:19 Fri · Balava until 15:32 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 18 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 18:31.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 19 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.