Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 24 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:53. Yamaganda 07:13 to 08:33. Gulika Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:55. Rahu Kalam 13:53 to 15:13.00061218Moonset 08:24Moonrise 19:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 24 January 2008

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 16:23, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:53 to 15:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:13 to 08:33
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:24
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:53 to 11:13
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:55
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:53 to 15:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:53
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:50

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 16:23 · Tritiya until 16:01 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:31, then Magha until 09:34 Fri
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:15, then Saubhagya until 08:35 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:23 · Vanija until 04:07 Fri · Vishti until 16:01 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:53Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:50Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 2 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:01.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 3 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:09 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.