Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 May 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:05. Yamaganda 05:31 to 07:12. Gulika Kalam 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 05:52Moonrise 19:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 May 2014

Thursday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 22:48, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 May

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:31 to 07:12
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:54 to 10:36
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:45

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 22:48 · Dwitiya until 20:28 Fri
  • NakshatraVishakha, Anuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:46, then Anuradha until 05:27 Fri, then Jyeshtha until 03:48 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:35, then Shiva until 19:36 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:50 · Kaulava until 22:48 · Taitila until 09:40 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:45Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiThursday 15 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSaturday 24 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:48 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.