Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 March 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:30. Yamaganda 06:29 to 07:59. Gulika Kalam 09:30 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 18:38Moonrise 06:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 March 2056

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 12:23, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:29 to 07:59
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:41
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:30 to 11:00
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 12:23 · Pratipada until 14:25 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:27, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 18:02 Fri
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:04, then Shukla until 18:37 Fri
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 12:23 · Kimstughna until 01:22 Fri · Bava until 14:25 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:38Upper 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.

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonThursday 16 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:41 and 18:37.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 28 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.