Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 May 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:06. Yamaganda 05:29 to 07:11. Gulika Kalam 08:53 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 16:04Moonrise 03:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 May 2012

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 21:37, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 May

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:29 to 07:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:53 to 10:36
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:42
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:34 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 21:37 · Trayodashi until 00:06 Sat
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:28 Fri, then Ashwini until 06:32 Sat
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:59, then Ayushman until 15:56 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:27 · Taitila until 21:37 · Gara until 10:50 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:34Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiThursday 31 MayBreak the fast on Saturday 2 Jun after sunrise.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 1 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.