Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 12 February 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 18:09. Yamaganda 07:02 to 08:25. Gulika Kalam 09:49 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:22.00061218Moonset 08:28Moonrise 21:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 12 February 2009

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 13:36, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Kumbha sankranti, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 February

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:02 to 08:25
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:28
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:49 to 11:12
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:09
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:11

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 13:36 · Chaturthi until 12:35 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:03, then Hasta until 20:56 Fri
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:04, then Dhriti until 07:57 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:36 · Bava until 01:00 Fri · Balava until 12:35 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:09Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar 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.

  • Kumbha sankrantiThursday 12 February
  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 12 February

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.