Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 April 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 05:50 to 07:28. Gulika Kalam 09:05 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 08:11Moonrise 22:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 April 2011

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 20:52, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:50 to 07:28
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:11
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:05 to 10:43
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:36

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 20:52 · Panchami until 19:41 Fri
  • NakshatraAnuradha, Jyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:16, then Jyeshtha until 05:19 Fri, then Mula until 05:09 Sat
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:06, then Parigha until 14:56 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:45 · Balava until 20:52 · Kaulava until 08:10 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:36Upper 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 moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 21 April
  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 21 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 28 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:54.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 29 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 05:42 and 05:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.