Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 May 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:28, sunset 19:08. Yamaganda 05:28 to 07:10. Gulika Kalam 08:53 to 10:35. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:43.00061218Moonset 01:57Moonrise 12:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 May 2021

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 12:23, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 20 May

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:28
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:28 to 07:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:53 to 10:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:35
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:08
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:57 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 12:23 · Navami until 11:11 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:57, then Purva Phalguni until 15:22 Fri
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:27, then Harshana until 21:08 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:23 · Balava until 23:53 · Kaulava until 11:11 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:08Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise12:35Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiThursday 20 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSaturday 22 MayBreak the fast on Monday 24 May after sunrise.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 23 MayFollowers 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.