Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 January 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:49. Yamaganda 07:15 to 08:34. Gulika Kalam 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:53. Rahu Kalam 13:51 to 15:10.00061218Moonset 18:59Moonrise 07:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 January 2018

Thursday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 10:13, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:51 to 15:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:15 to 08:34
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:56
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:53 to 11:12
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:53
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:51 to 15:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:59

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 10:13 · Dwitiya until 12:22 Fri
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:02 Fri, then Dhanishtha until 03:28 Sat
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:30, then Siddhi until 11:02 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:13 · Balava until 23:20 · Kaulava until 12:22 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, 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

  • Jaya EkadashiSaturday 27 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday 29 Jan after sunrise.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28 JanuaryFollowers 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.