Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 29 April 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:43, sunset 18:55. Yamaganda 05:43 to 07:22. Gulika Kalam 09:01 to 10:40. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:37.00061218Moonset 05:51Moonrise 20:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 29 April 2010

Thursday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 16:12, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:43
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:43 to 07:22
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:01 to 10:40
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:03

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 16:12 · Dwitiya until 15:11 Fri
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:21 Fri, then Anuradha until 03:23 Sat
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:50, then Variyan until 22:07 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:12 · Taitila until 03:36 Fri · Gara until 15:11 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:03Upper 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
  • 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

  • Parama EkadashiSunday 9 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 19:01.
  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 06:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.