Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 March 2117A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 06:28 to 07:58. Gulika Kalam 09:29 to 10:59. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonrise 18:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 March 2117

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 12:57, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:28 to 07:58
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:29 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:54
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:30
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:43

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 12:57 · Pratipada until 09:12 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:18 Fri, then Hasta until 22:27 Fri
  • YogaShula, Ganda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:35, then Ganda until 02:17 Fri, then Vriddhi until 22:08 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:57 · Balava until 23:03 · Kaulava until 09:12 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:43Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliThursday 18 March
  • Full moonThursday 18 March
  • Purnima fastThursday 18 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 28 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 07:58 and 08:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.