Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 31 January 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 18:00. Yamaganda 07:10 to 08:31. Gulika Kalam 09:52 to 11:14. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Rahu Kalam 13:56 to 15:17.00061218Moonset 09:20Moonrise 22:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 31 January 2013

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 11:13, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:56 to 15:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:10 to 08:31
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:20
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:52 to 11:14
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:56 to 15:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 11:13 · Panchami until 10:34 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:24, then Hasta until 19:15 Fri
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:37 Fri, then Dhriti until 02:41 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:13 · Kaulava until 22:56 · Taitila until 10:34 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:00Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:04Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 31 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 6 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:06 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.