Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 24 April 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 18:52. Yamaganda 05:47 to 07:25. Gulika Kalam 09:03 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:46. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 07:56Moonrise 22:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 24 April 2008

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 01:07 Fri, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:47 to 07:25
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:56
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:03 to 10:41
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:46
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:39

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 01:07 Fri · Panchami until 03:28 Sat
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:07 Fri, then Mula until 05:59 Sat
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:23, then Parigha until 07:18 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:53 · Balava until 01:07 Fri · Kaulava until 14:19 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:39Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 24 April
  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 24 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 1 MayBreak the fast on Saturday 3 May after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.