Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 April 2120A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:49. Yamaganda 05:53 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:07 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 08:55Moonrise 23:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 April 2120

Thursday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 19:32, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:53 to 07:30
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:55
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:07 to 10:44
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:44

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 19:32 · Shashthi until 17:24 Fri
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:01, then Mula until 12:39 Fri
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:13, then Parigha until 06:23 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:35 · Taitila until 19:32 · Gara until 06:28 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe 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 EkadashiTuesday 23 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday 25 Apr after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 24 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.