Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 31 August 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:44. Yamaganda 05:59 to 07:34. Gulika Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:57 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 22:50Moonrise 12:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 31 August 2006

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 16:08, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 13:57 to 15:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:59 to 07:34
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:10 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:57 to 15:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:50

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 16:08 · Ashtami until 16:34 Fri
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:17, then Anuradha until 08:37 Fri
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:49, then Vaidhriti until 06:24 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:08 · Vishti until 04:27 Fri · Bava until 16:34 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:30Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiMonday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:02 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.