Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 2 January 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:36. Yamaganda 07:14 to 08:32. Gulika Kalam 09:50 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:46. Rahu Kalam 13:43 to 15:01.00061218Moonset 11:24Moonrise 23:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 2 January 1986

Thursday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 15:04, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 2 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:43 to 15:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:14 to 08:32
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:50 to 11:07
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:24
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:46
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:43 to 15:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:36
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:25

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 15:04 · Saptami until 13:59 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:03, then Uttara Phalguni until 08:42 Fri
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:46, then Shobhana until 21:33 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:04 · Vishti until 02:34 Fri · Bava until 13:59 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:36Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:25Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiThursday 2 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:30 and 17:39.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 7 JanuaryFollowers 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.