Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 22 April 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 18:51. Yamaganda 05:49 to 07:27. Gulika Kalam 09:04 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 02:01Moonrise 12:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 22 April 2010

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 10:49, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 22 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:35. 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 07:27
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:04 to 10:42
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:28
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:01 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 10:49 · Navami until 08:36 Fri
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:23, then Ashlesha until 13:52 Fri
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:34, then Ganda until 20:32 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:49 · Balava until 21:44 · Kaulava until 08:36 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise12:28Upper 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.

  • ashtamiThursday 22 April

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.