Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 August 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 05:52 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 14:03 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 09:42Moonrise 21:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 August 2011

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 07:17, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:03 to 15:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:52 to 07:30
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:47
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:42
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:03 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:15

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 07:17 · Panchami until 09:43 Fri
  • NakshatraRevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:59 Fri
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:49 Fri, then Ganda until 03:49 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:17 · Kaulava until 20:29 · Taitila until 09:43 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 18 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:56 and 08:30.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.