Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:34, sunset 19:20. Yamaganda 05:34 to 07:18. Gulika Kalam 09:01 to 10:44. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Rahu Kalam 14:10 to 15:54.00061218Moonset 05:16Moonrise 18:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 July 2008

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 11:50, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 17 July

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:34
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:34 to 07:18
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:01 to 10:44
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:10 to 15:54
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:20
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:16 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 11:50 · Purnima until 13:29 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:51 Fri, then Uttara Ashadha until 04:54 Sat
  • YogaVaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:53 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:50 · Vishti until 00:42 Fri · Bava until 13:29 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:20Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise18:52Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha 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.

  • Purnima fastThursday 17 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiMonday 28 JulyBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:49 and 19:13.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 29 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.