Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 March 2140A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 06:28 to 07:59. Gulika Kalam 09:29 to 10:59. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 16:51Moonrise 05:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 March 2140

Thursday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 11:55, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 17 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 07:59
  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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:39 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 11:55 · Chaturdashi until 08:55 Fri
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:00, then Shatabhisha until 08:46 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:19, then Sadhya until 10:39 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:55 · Vishti until 22:29 · Shakuni until 08:55 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 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriThursday 17 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:14 and 08:42.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.