Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 August 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 05:51 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 14:03 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 07:30Moonrise 20:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 August 2000

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 13:40, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:03 to 15:42. 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 07:30
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:30
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:47
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:03 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:31

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 13:40 · Tritiya until 14:29 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:54 Fri
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:13 Fri, then Dhriti until 02:41 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 13:40 · Vanija until 02:08 Fri · Vishti until 14:29 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:31Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe 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

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:49.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 26 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.