Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 14 May 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:04. Yamaganda 05:31 to 07:13. Gulika Kalam 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 09:22Moonrise 23:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 14 May 2009

Thursday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 19:05, then Shashthi.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 14 May

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:31 to 07:13
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:54 to 10:36
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:22
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:04
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:34

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 19:05 · Shashthi until 21:39 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:31, then Uttara Ashadha until 15:38 Fri
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:56, then Shubha until 08:01 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 05:47 · Taitila until 19:05 · Gara until 08:23 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:04Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:34Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha 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.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiThursday 14 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiWednesday 20 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:40 and 19:08.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.