Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 8 May 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:35, sunset 19:01. Yamaganda 05:35 to 07:16. Gulika Kalam 08:56 to 10:37. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:39.00061218Moonset 22:35Moonrise 07:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 8 May 2008

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 06:34, then Chaturthi.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 May

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:35
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:35 to 07:16
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:46
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:56 to 10:37
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:35

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then Chaturthi, then PanchamiThe third, fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 06:34 · Chaturthi until 03:24 Fri · Panchami until 00:48 Sat
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:34, then Ardra until 15:30 Fri
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:12, then Dhriti until 17:50 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 06:34 · Vanija until 16:55 · Vishti until 03:24 Fri · Bava until 14:01 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha 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 8 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiThursday 15 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 05:53 and 08:12.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.