Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 13 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 19:02. Yamaganda 05:49 to 07:28. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 14:05 to 15:44.00061218Moonset 12:23Moonrise 23:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 13 August 2009

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 12:57, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:05 to 15:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:49
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:49 to 07:28
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:23
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:05 to 15:44
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:02
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:06

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 12:57 · Ashtami until 11:45 Fri
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:33, then Krittika until 22:51 Fri
  • YogaGanda, Vriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:09, then Vriddhi until 04:18 Fri, then Dhruva until 01:59 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:57 · Balava until 00:25 Fri · Kaulava until 11:45 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:02Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:06Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, 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

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 16 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:44 and 18:58.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 17 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.