Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 1 January 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:36. Yamaganda 07:14 to 08:32. Gulika Kalam 09:49 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:42 to 15:00.00061218Moonset 21:57Moonrise 10:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 1 January 2009

Thursday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 04:39 Fri, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 1 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:42 to 15:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:14 to 08:32
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:49 to 11:07
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:11
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:42 to 15:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:36
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:57

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 04:39 Fri · Shashthi until 05:30 Sat
  • NakshatraShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:05 Fri
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:59 Fri, then Vyatipata until 00:33 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:00 · Balava until 04:39 Fri · Kaulava until 17:09 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:36Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:11Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 7 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.