Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 May 1990A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:06. Yamaganda 05:30 to 07:12. Gulika Kalam 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 11:36Moonrise 00:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 May 1990

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 13:17, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 May

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:30 to 07:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:54 to 10:36
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:36
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:59 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 13:17 · Ashtami until 13:02 Fri
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:30, then Dhanishtha until 08:07 Fri
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:00, then Indra until 19:34 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:17 · Balava until 01:15 Fri · Kaulava until 13:02 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:59Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSunday 20 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday 22 May after sunrise.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.