Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 March 2053A 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 18:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 March 2053

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 12:42, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:31
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:42

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 12:42 · Pratipada until 11:36 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:45, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 08:24 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:26 Fri, then Brahma until 01:12 Sat
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 12:42 · Kimstughna until 00:12 Fri · Bava until 11:36 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
  • Moonset18:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonThursday 20 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 30 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:13 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.