Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 March 2098A 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 08:09Moonrise 21:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 March 2098

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 08:04, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:09
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:27 to 10:58
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:49

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 08:04 · Chaturthi until 07:41 Fri
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:43 Fri, then Vishakha until 01:31 Sat
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:03, then Harshana until 19:57 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:04 · Bava until 19:47 · Balava until 07:41 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
  • Moonset08:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPingalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 20 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 28 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:15 and 08:42.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.