Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 9 August 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 19:06. Yamaganda 05:47 to 07:27. Gulika Kalam 09:07 to 10:47. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:53. Rahu Kalam 14:06 to 15:46.00061218Moonset 12:21Moonrise 23:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 9 August 2012

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 11:11, then Ashtami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta)

Times forNew Delhi · 9 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:06 to 15:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:47 to 07:27
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:07 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:53
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:21
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:06 to 15:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:23

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 11:11 · Ashtami until 13:41 Fri
  • NakshatraBharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:47 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:24, then Vriddhi until 18:28 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:11 · Balava until 00:25 Fri · Kaulava until 13:41 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Thursday 9 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiMonday 13 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:50 and 08:28.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.