Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 24 May 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:26, sunset 19:10. Yamaganda 05:26 to 07:09. Gulika Kalam 08:52 to 10:35. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:46. Rahu Kalam 14:01 to 15:44.00061218Moonset 21:56Moonrise 07:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 24 May 2012

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 11:49, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 May

Rahu Kalam runs 14:01 to 15:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:26
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:26 to 07:09
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:59
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:52 to 10:35
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:46
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:01 to 15:44
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:10
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:56

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 11:49 · Chaturthi until 13:16 Fri
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:45, then Punarvasu until 22:38 Fri
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:06, then Ganda until 21:07 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:49 · Vanija until 00:36 Fri · Vishti until 13:16 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:10Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:59Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, 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.