Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 7 May 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:36, sunset 19:00. Yamaganda 05:36 to 07:17. Gulika Kalam 08:57 to 10:37. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:39.00061218Moonset 08:04Moonrise 21:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 7 May 2015

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 09:52, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 7 May

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:36 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:36
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:36 to 07:17
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:04
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:57 to 10:37
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:58

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:36 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 09:52 · Chaturthi until 09:12 Fri
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:04, then Mula until 13:03 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:19, then Siddha until 18:35 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:52 · Bava until 21:35 · Balava until 09:12 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:36The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 7 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiThursday 14 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 05:31 and 08:13.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.