Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 April 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 05:51 to 07:28. Gulika Kalam 09:05 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 12:40Moonrise 02:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 April 2017

Thursday in New Delhi.

Navami until 04:55 Fri, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:51 to 07:28
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:05 to 10:43
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:40
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:16 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 04:55 Fri · Dashami until 04:55 Sat
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:51 Fri, then Dhanishtha until 02:36 Sat
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:48, then Shubha until 13:10 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 16:37 · Gara until 04:55 Fri · Vanija until 17:01 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:16Upper 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
  • 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.