Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 1 May 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 18:56. Yamaganda 05:40 to 07:20. Gulika Kalam 08:59 to 10:39. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:37.00061218Moonset 14:35Moonrise 03:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 1 May 2008

Thursday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:37, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Saturday 3 May after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 1 May

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:40 to 07:20
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:59 to 10:39
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:37
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:11 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:37 · Ekadashi until 06:08 Fri
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:44, then Purva Bhadrapada until 11:47 Fri
  • YogaBrahma, Indra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:10, then Indra until 03:56 Fri, then Vaidhriti until 01:04 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:37 · Bava until 18:58 · Balava until 06:08 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:11Upper 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
  • 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.

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 1 MayBreak the fast on Saturday 3 May after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiThursday 15 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 05:53 and 08:12.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.