Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 14 May 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:04. Yamaganda 05:31 to 07:13. Gulika Kalam 08:55 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 15:05Moonrise 03:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 14 May 2015

Thursday is Apara Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:50, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 05:31 and 08:13.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 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 07:13
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:55 to 10:36
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:41
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:04
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:21 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 19:50 · Dwadashi until 17:10 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:24, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 04:34 Fri, then Revati until 02:41 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:46, then Priti until 20:30 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:08 · Balava until 19:50 · Kaulava until 06:30 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:04Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiFriday 29 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:25 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.