Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 August 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 05:51 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 14:14Moonrise 00:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 August 2006

Thursday in New Delhi.

Navami until 18:07, then Dashami.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:04 to 15:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:51 to 07:30
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:04 to 15:42
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:27 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 18:07 · Dashami until 18:00 Fri
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:56 Fri, then Mrigashira until 03:42 Sat
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:26 Fri, then Harshana until 00:27 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 06:23 · Gara until 18:07 · Vanija until 06:00 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiThursday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 19 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:53 and 08:29.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.