Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 6 May 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:37, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 05:37 to 07:17. Gulika Kalam 08:57 to 10:38. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:39.00061218Moonset 09:49Moonrise 23:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 6 May 1999

Thursday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 07:58, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 May

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:37
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:37 to 07:17
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:57 to 10:38
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:49
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 07:58 · Shashthi until 09:37 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:35, then Uttara Ashadha until 20:37 Fri
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:35 Fri, then Shubha until 03:34 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 07:58 · Gara until 20:51 · Vanija until 09:37 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:48Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe 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 EkadashiTuesday 11 MayBreak the fast on Thursday 13 May after sunrise.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 12 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.