Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 28 April 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:43, sunset 18:55. Yamaganda 05:43 to 07:22. Gulika Kalam 09:01 to 10:40. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:37.00061218Moonset 08:30Moonrise 23:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 28 April 2005

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 08:11, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:43
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:43 to 07:22
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:30
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:01 to 10:40
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:26

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 08:11 · Panchami until 05:48 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:14 Fri, then Purva Ashadha until 01:36 Sat
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:00 Fri, then Siddha until 21:56 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:11 · Kaulava until 19:00 · Taitila until 05:48 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:26Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 28 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 4 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:38 and 08:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.