Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 5 February 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 18:04. Yamaganda 07:07 to 08:29. Gulika Kalam 09:51 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:57. Rahu Kalam 13:57 to 15:20.00061218Moonset 04:05Moonrise 13:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 5 February 2009

Thursday is Jaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 11:30, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Saturday 7 Feb after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 February

Rahu Kalam runs 13:57 to 15:20. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:07 to 08:29
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:51 to 11:13
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:57
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:20
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:57 to 15:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:04
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:05 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 11:30 · Ekadashi until 08:43 Fri
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:45, then Mrigashira until 10:40 Fri
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:50, then Vaidhriti until 10:19 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:30 · Vanija until 22:09 · Vishti until 08:43 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:04Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise13:20Upper 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.

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 5 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday 7 Feb after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 20 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:55 and 09:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.