Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 13 April 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Yamaganda 05:58 to 07:34. Gulika Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 07:21Moonrise 20:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 13 April 2017

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 15:11, then Tritiya.

Observed today Mesha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 13 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:58 to 07:34
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:21
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:10 to 10:46
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:40

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 15:11 · Tritiya until 17:24 Fri
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:05, then Vishakha until 10:46 Fri
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:27, then Siddhi until 10:07 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 15:11 · Vanija until 04:16 Fri · Vishti until 17:24 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:40Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiThursday 13 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:51.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 23 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.