Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 3 April 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:40. Yamaganda 06:09 to 07:43. Gulika Kalam 09:17 to 10:51. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:50. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 15:51Moonrise 04:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 3 April 2008

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 16:38, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 3 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:09 to 07:43
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:17 to 10:51
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:50
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:32
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:43 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 16:38 · Trayodashi until 14:49 Fri
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:51 Fri, then Purva Bhadrapada until 01:28 Sat
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:39, then Shukla until 17:57 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 16:38 · Gara until 03:49 Fri · Vanija until 14:49 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:43Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshThursday 3 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiWednesday 16 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:54 and 08:28.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.