Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 April 1989A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 05:51 to 07:28. Gulika Kalam 09:06 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 05:34Moonrise 18:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 April 1989

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 06:24, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 20 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:51 to 07:28
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:06 to 10:43
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:35
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:34 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 06:24 · Purnima until 08:43 Fri
  • NakshatraChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:28 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:01, then Vajra until 18:45 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 06:24 · Vishti until 19:36 · Bava until 08:43 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise18:18Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Purnima fastThursday 20 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 1 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday 3 May after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 2 MayFollowers 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.