Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 23 May 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:27, sunset 19:09. Yamaganda 05:27 to 07:09. Gulika Kalam 08:52 to 10:35. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 14:01 to 15:44.00061218Moonset 03:49Moonrise 15:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 23 May 2002

Thursday is Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 01:23 Fri, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 May

Rahu Kalam runs 14:01 to 15:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:27
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:27 to 07:09
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:52 to 10:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:01 to 15:44
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:09
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:49 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 01:23 Fri · Trayodashi until 22:30 Fri
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:10, then Chitra until 08:03 Fri
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:14, then Vyatipata until 09:46 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:51 · Balava until 01:23 Fri · Kaulava until 11:56 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:09Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise15:50Upper 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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiThursday 6 JuneBreak the fast on Friday between 07:56 and 08:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.