Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 3 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:28, sunset 19:23. Yamaganda 05:28 to 07:12. Gulika Kalam 08:57 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:53. Rahu Kalam 14:10 to 15:54.00061218Moonset 19:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 3 July 2008

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 07:49, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 3 July

Rahu Kalam runs 14:10 to 15:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:28
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:28 to 07:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:57 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:53
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:10 to 15:54
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:23
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then Pratipada, then DwitiyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first and second of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 07:49 · Pratipada until 04:32 Fri · Dwitiya until 01:40 Sat
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:44, then Punarvasu until 09:21 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:11, then Vyaghata until 11:33 Fri
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 07:49 · Kimstughna until 18:08 · Bava until 04:32 Fri · Balava until 15:02 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:23Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonThursday 3 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Devshayani EkadashiSunday 13 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 13:50 and 19:21.
  • Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 14 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 07:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.