Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 April 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:48. Yamaganda 05:54 to 07:31. Gulika Kalam 09:07 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 03:11Moonrise 14:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 April 1997

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 16:21, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:54 to 07:31
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:07 to 10:44
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:35
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:11 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 16:21 · Ekadashi until 18:57 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:56, then Magha until 12:03 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:41 Fri, then Vriddhi until 04:41 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:21 · Vanija until 05:40 Fri · Vishti until 18:57 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:08Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe 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

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 18 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:52 and 08:27.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.