Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 23 March 2051A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 18:34. Yamaganda 06:22 to 07:54. Gulika Kalam 09:25 to 10:57. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 04:20Moonrise 15:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 23 March 2051

Thursday is Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Friday between 06:21 and 07:20.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 March

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:22 to 07:54
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:25 to 10:57
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:52
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:31
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:20 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 07:21 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:45 Fri, then Magha until 04:23 Sat
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:09, then Dhriti until 16:38 Fri
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:23 · Balava until 07:21 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise15:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 23 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:21 and 07:20.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 7 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:04 and 08:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.