Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 31 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:59. Yamaganda 07:10 to 08:31. Gulika Kalam 09:52 to 11:14. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Rahu Kalam 13:56 to 15:17.00061218Moonset 12:00Moonrise 02:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 31 January 2008

Thursday in New Delhi.

Navami until 02:20 Fri, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:56 to 15:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:10 to 08:31
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:52 to 11:14
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:00
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:56 to 15:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:23 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 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 02:20 Fri · Dashami until 04:41 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:12, then Anuradha until 01:01 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:47, then Vriddhi until 09:35 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:05 · Gara until 02:20 Fri · Vanija until 15:33 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:59Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:23Upper 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
  • 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.