Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 12 May 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:33, sunset 19:03. Yamaganda 05:33 to 07:14. Gulika Kalam 08:55 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:40.00061218Moonset 02:08Moonrise 13:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 12 May 2011

Thursday in New Delhi.

Navami until 10:59, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 May

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:33
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:33 to 07:14
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:55 to 10:36
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:38
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:03
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:08 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 10:59 · Dashami until 08:22 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:55, then Purva Phalguni until 06:09 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, Vyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:21, then Vyaghata until 04:12 Fri, then Harshana until 00:44 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:59 · Taitila until 21:43 · Gara until 08:22 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:03Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise13:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe 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

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 13 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 19:03.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.