Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 April 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Yamaganda 05:56 to 07:32. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 19:46Moonrise 06:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 April 2010

Thursday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 18:18, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:56 to 07:32
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:01
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:45
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:46

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 18:18 · Dwitiya until 18:12 Fri
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:06, then Bharani until 18:40 Fri
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:37, then Priti until 14:31 Fri
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 06:12 · Bava until 18:18 · Balava until 06:18 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:01Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe 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

  • Padmini EkadashiSaturday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:52.
  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 25 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.