Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 29 January 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:58. Yamaganda 07:11 to 08:32. Gulika Kalam 09:53 to 11:14. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Rahu Kalam 13:55 to 15:16.00061218Moonset 20:48Moonrise 08:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 29 January 2009

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 18:01, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:55 to 15:16. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:11 to 08:32
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:44
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:53 to 11:14
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:55 to 15:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:58
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:48

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 18:01 · Chaturthi until 18:38 Fri
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:40, then Purva Bhadrapada until 15:54 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:15 Fri, then Shiva until 03:25 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 18:01 · Vanija until 06:23 Fri · Vishti until 18:38 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:58Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:44Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate 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

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 5 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday 7 Feb after sunrise.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 6 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.