Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 May 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:05. Yamaganda 05:30 to 07:12. Gulika Kalam 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 22:54Moonrise 08:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 May 2002

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 17:41, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:41. 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:25
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:54 to 10:36
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:54

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 17:41 · Panchami until 16:57 Fri
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:28, then Punarvasu until 18:26 Fri
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:06, then Shula until 08:36 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 05:53 · Vishti until 17:41 · Bava until 05:22 Fri · Balava until 16:57 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:25Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 16 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 22 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:41 and 19:09.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 23 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.