Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 26 August 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 05:56 to 07:33. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 07:09Moonrise 19:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 26 August 2010

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 03:23 Fri, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:36. 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 07:33
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:09
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:46
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 03:23 Fri · Tritiya until 05:36 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:58 Fri, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 05:45 Sat
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:11, then Dhriti until 10:04 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:13 · Gara until 03:23 Fri · Vanija until 16:31 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:27Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, 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

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:36 and 18:38.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 SeptemberFollowers 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.