Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 12 April 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:45. Yamaganda 05:59 to 07:35. Gulika Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 10:40Moonrise 00:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 12 April 2012

Thursday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 06:17, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:59 to 07:35
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:10 to 10:46
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:40
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:45 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then Saptami, then AshtamiThe sixth, seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 06:17 · Saptami until 04:49 Fri · Ashtami until 04:00 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:11, then Purva Ashadha until 10:36 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:19, then Shiva until 11:11 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 06:17 · Vishti until 17:28 · Bava until 04:49 Fri · Balava until 16:20 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:45Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiThursday 12 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 16 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:48.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 17 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:53 and 06:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.