Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:56. Yamaganda 05:53 to 07:31. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Rahu Kalam 14:02 to 15:40.00061218Moonset 18:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 August 2009

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 15:32, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 20 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:02 to 15:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:53 to 07:31
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:02 to 15:40
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 15:32 · Pratipada until 12:16 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:51, then Magha until 07:21 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:01 Fri, then Shiva until 21:23 Fri
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 15:32 · Kimstughna until 01:52 Fri · Bava until 12:16 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • New moonThursday 20 August
  • Darsha AmavasyaThursday 20 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiMonday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:00 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.