Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 24 February 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:52, sunset 18:17. Yamaganda 06:52 to 08:18. Gulika Kalam 09:43 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:57. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 10:45Moonrise 01:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 24 February 2011

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 17:25, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 February

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:52 to 08:18
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:43 to 11:09
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:45
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:57
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:04 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 17:25 · Ashtami until 16:39 Fri
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:36, then Anuradha until 13:22 Fri
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:53 Fri, then Harshana until 02:21 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:25 · Balava until 04:56 Fri · Kaulava until 16:39 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, 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

  • Vijaya EkadashiMonday 28 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:47 and 09:05.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.