Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 April 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:49. Yamaganda 05:53 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:07 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 01:19Moonrise 11:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 April 2013

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:53 to 07:30
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:07 to 10:44
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:45
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:19 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtamiThe eighth lunar day of the waxing MoonAshtami until 06:55 Fri
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:31, then Pushya until 17:47 Fri
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:14, then Dhriti until 07:43 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 18:01 · Bava until 06:55 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise11:45Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe 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

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:48 and 07:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.