Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 January 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:51. Yamaganda 07:14 to 08:34. Gulika Kalam 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 13:52 to 15:12.00061218Moonset 23:13Moonrise 10:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 January 2010

Thursday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 03:05 Fri, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:52 to 15:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:14 to 08:34
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:53 to 11:13
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:16
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:54
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:52 to 15:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:13

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 03:05 Fri · Saptami until 04:08 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:05, then Revati until 22:48 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:37 Fri, then Siddha until 01:19 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:19 · Taitila until 03:05 Fri · Gara until 15:41 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiThursday 21 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiTuesday 26 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.