Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 May 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:06. Yamaganda 05:29 to 07:11. Gulika Kalam 08:53 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 00:27Moonrise 10:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 May 2040

Thursday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 21:31, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 May

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:29 to 07:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:53 to 10:36
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:13
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:27 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 21:31 · Saptami until 23:38 Fri
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:59 Fri, then Ashlesha until 03:37 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:02, then Vriddhi until 13:50 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:20 · Taitila until 21:31 · Gara until 10:37 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise10:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiThursday 17 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiTuesday 22 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:38 and 08:11.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.