Panchang · New Delhi
Panchang for Monday, 3 April 2028
On Monday, 3 April 2028, the sun rises in New Delhi at 6:08 AM and sets at 6:40 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Ashtami (until 12:00 PM) and the nakshatra Punarvasu (until 4 Apr, 1:00 AM). Rahu kaal runs from 7:42 AM to 9:16 AM, and the abhijit muhurat from 11:59 AM to 12:49 PM.
What changed since the previous day
- Previous sunrise: Shukla Saptami; this sunrise: Shukla Ashtami.
- Previous sunrise: Ardra; this sunrise: Punarvasu.
- Next day (4 Apr 2028) at sunrise: Shukla Navami.
Festivals and vrats on this day
- Chaitra Navratri — Begins on the Shukla Pratipada that touches the first third of the day (the ghatasthapana window); ends with Ram Navami.
- Ram Navami — Chaitra Shukla Navami prevailing at madhyahna (the middle fifth of the day), when Rama was born.
The five limbs
Every tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana in force from sunrise to the next sunrise in New Delhi, each with its end time.
Vara (weekday)
Monday
sunrise to next sunrise
Tithi
Shukla Ashtami
until 12:00 PM
Shukla Navami
12:00 PM to 4 Apr, 10:07 AM
Nakshatra
Punarvasulord Jupiter
until 4 Apr, 1:00 AM
Pushyalord Saturn
4 Apr, 1:00 AM to 4 Apr, 11:34 PM
Yoga
Atiganda
until 7:10 PM
Sukarma
7:10 PM to 4 Apr, 4:23 PM
Karana
Bava
until 12:00 PM
Balava
12:00 PM to 11:08 PM
Kaulava
11:08 PM to 4 Apr, 10:07 AM
Moon sign
- Geminiuntil 7:17 PM
- Canceruntil 5 Apr, 9:41 PM
Sun sign: Pisces
Times usually avoided
- Rahu kaal7:42 AM – 9:16 AM
- Yamaganda10:50 AM – 12:24 PM
- Gulika kaal1:58 PM – 3:32 PM
- Dur muhurat 112:49 PM – 1:39 PM
- Dur muhurat 23:19 PM – 4:10 PM
Auspicious window
- Abhijit muhurat11:59 AM – 12:49 PM
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Month (amanta / purnimanta)
- Chaitra / Chaitra
- Samvat
- Vikram 2085 · Shaka 1950
- Ritu · Ayana
- Vasanta (spring) · Uttarayana
- Daylight
- 12 h 32 m
- Ayanamsa
- Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) 24°15′21″
Choghadiya
Day and night, each in eight parts: Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Char is neutral; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided.
Day choghadiya
- AmritGood6:08 AM – 7:42 AM
- KaalAvoid7:42 AM – 9:16 AM
- ShubhGood9:16 AM – 10:50 AM
- RogAvoid10:50 AM – 12:24 PM
- UdvegAvoid12:24 PM – 1:58 PM
- CharNeutral1:58 PM – 3:32 PM
- LabhGood3:32 PM – 5:06 PM
- AmritGood5:06 PM – 6:40 PM
Night choghadiya
- CharNeutral6:40 PM – 8:06 PM
- RogAvoid8:06 PM – 9:32 PM
- KaalAvoid9:32 PM – 10:58 PM
- LabhGood10:58 PM – 12:23 AM
- UdvegAvoid12:23 AM – 1:49 AM
- ShubhGood1:49 AM – 3:15 AM
- AmritGood3:15 AM – 4:41 AM
- CharNeutral4:41 AM – 6:07 AM
Hora
Each hora’s ruling planet and start time.
Day horas
- Moon6:08 AM
- Saturn7:11 AM
- Jupiter8:13 AM
- Mars9:16 AM
- Sun10:19 AM
- Venus11:21 AM
- Mercury12:24 PM
- Moon1:27 PM
- Saturn2:29 PM
- Jupiter3:32 PM
- Mars4:35 PM
- Sun5:37 PM
Night horas
- Venus6:40 PM
- Mercury7:37 PM
- Moon8:34 PM
- Saturn9:32 PM
- Jupiter10:29 PM
- Mars11:26 PM
- Sun12:23 AM
- Venus1:21 AM
- Mercury2:18 AM
- Moon3:15 AM
- Saturn4:13 AM
- Jupiter5:10 AM
3 April 2028, New Delhi (28.62, 77.21), time zone Asia/Kolkata. Sunrise: upper limb with standard refraction. Amrit kaal and varjyam are not given — their ghati tables differ between sources.
3 Apr 2028: questions
Which tithi is it on 3 Apr 2028?
On 3 Apr 2028 in New Delhi, the tithi at sunrise is Shukla Ashtami (Shukla paksha), until 12:00 PM; then Shukla Navami. The month is Chaitra (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta).
Which nakshatra is it on 3 Apr 2028?
Punarvasu at sunrise, until 4 Apr, 1:00 AM; then Pushya.
When is rahu kaal in New Delhi on 3 Apr 2028?
From 7:42 AM to 9:16 AM. Yamaganda is 10:50 AM–12:24 PM and gulika 1:58 PM–3:32 PM.
What time is sunrise in New Delhi on 3 Apr 2028?
Sunrise is at 6:08 AM and sunset at 6:40 PM — the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction, the convention of the Indian Astronomical Ephemeris and of Drik Panchang (our times agree with the official ephemeris within a quarter of a minute). Almanacs that print the Sun's centre without refraction give sunrise about 3–4 minutes later and sunset as much earlier.
Is there a vrat or festival on 3 Apr 2028?
Chaitra Navratri: Begins on the Shukla Pratipada that touches the first third of the day (the ghatasthapana window); ends with Ram Navami. Ram Navami: Chaitra Shukla Navami prevailing at madhyahna (the middle fifth of the day), when Rama was born.
These times are for New Delhi. The same date for another city: panchang finder. Need a time for an auspicious start? Find a muhurat.
Reading a panchang
- Tithi
- Each 12° of separation between the Moon and the Sun is one tithi — 30 in a lunar month, 15 in each of the bright (Shukla) and dark (Krishna) halves. A day takes the tithi running at sunrise; sometimes a tithi never touches a sunrise (kshaya) and sometimes one spans two (vriddhi).
- Nakshatra
- The 27 equal lunar mansions of the zodiac, each 13°20′. The Moon crosses about one a day. Muhurat and naming lean on the nakshatra more than anything else.
- Yoga
- The sum of the Sun’s and Moon’s sidereal longitudes, in 27 parts of 13°20′, from Vishkumbha to Vaidhriti; Vyatipata and Vaidhriti are avoided for auspicious work.
- Karana
- Half a tithi — usually two in a day. Nothing auspicious is begun in Vishti (Bhadra) karana.
- Vara
- The Hindu weekday runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, not from midnight.
- Rahu kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika
- Daylight split into eight parts, one part each by weekday. Tradition avoids them for beginning something new; ordinary work goes on.
- Choghadiya and hora
- Choghadiya divides day and night into eight parts each; a hora gives the ruling planet of each twelfth of the day. Both are widely used for business and travel.
Every figure comes from our own engine (VSOP87 / ELP, Lahiri ayanamsa), tested against the Swiss Ephemeris; tithi and nakshatra end times are accurate to about 2 minutes.