Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 April 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:48. Yamaganda 05:55 to 07:31. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 10:35Moonrise 00:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 April 2009

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 05:50 Fri, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:55 to 07:31
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:45
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:35
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:58 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 05:50 Fri · Ashtami until 08:20 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:52 Fri, then Uttara Ashadha until 07:53 Sat
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:02, then Siddha until 00:02 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:32 · Bava until 05:50 Fri · Balava until 19:06 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe 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

  • Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 21 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:49 and 08:25.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.