Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 12 May 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:32, sunset 19:03. Yamaganda 05:32 to 07:14. Gulika Kalam 08:55 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:40.00061218Moonset 23:01Moonrise 08:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 12 May 2005

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 18:26, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 May

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:32
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:32 to 07:14
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:15
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:55 to 10:36
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:03
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:01

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 18:26 · Panchami until 20:34 Fri
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:29 Fri, then Punarvasu until 05:16 Sat
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:29, then Shula until 00:14 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 18:26 · Bava until 07:27 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:03Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 12 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 20 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:28 and 06:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.