Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 6 January 2078A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:39. Yamaganda 07:15 to 08:33. Gulika Kalam 09:51 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:48. Rahu Kalam 13:45 to 15:03.00061218Moonset 12:16Moonrise 00:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 6 January 2078

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 23:56, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 6 January

Rahu Kalam runs 13:45 to 15:03. 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 08:33
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:51 to 11:09
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:48
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:16
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:45 to 15:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:59 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 23:56 · Navami until 02:32 Sat
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:41, then Chitra until 17:45 Fri
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:22 Fri, then Sukarma until 01:15 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:36 · Kaulava until 23:56 · Taitila until 13:15 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:59Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiThursday 6 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 9 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:42.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:16 and 07:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.