Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 12 January 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:44. Yamaganda 07:15 to 08:34. Gulika Kalam 09:52 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:50. Rahu Kalam 13:48 to 15:07.00061218Moonset 06:33Moonrise 15:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 12 January 2006

Thursday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 12:20, then Chaturdashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:48 to 15:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:15 to 08:34
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:52 to 11:11
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:50
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:48 to 15:07
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:33 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 12:20 · Chaturdashi until 13:38 Fri
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:30, then Ardra until 19:23 Fri
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:46, then Indra until 14:38 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:20 · Gara until 00:56 Fri · Vanija until 13:38 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise15:45Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 25 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday 27 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 26 JanuaryFollowers 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.