Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 2 January 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:36. Yamaganda 07:14 to 08:32. Gulika Kalam 09:50 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:46. Rahu Kalam 13:43 to 15:00.00061218Moonset 17:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 2 January 2003

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 01:53 Fri, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 2 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:43 to 15:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:14 to 08:32
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:50 to 11:07
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:46
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:43 to 15:00
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:36

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 01:53 Fri · Pratipada until 00:33 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:36, then Purva Ashadha until 16:46 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:29, then Dhruva until 07:56 Fri
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 14:43 · Naga until 01:53 Fri · Kimstughna until 13:09 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:36Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonThursday 2 January
  • Darsha AmavasyaThursday 2 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 14 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.