Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 April 2139A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:47. Yamaganda 05:55 to 07:32. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 06:36Moonrise 20:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 April 2139

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 19:14, then Tritiya.

Observed today Mesha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:55 to 07:32
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:36
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:45
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:46

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 19:14 · Tritiya until 20:08 Fri
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:40, then Vishakha until 12:18 Fri
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:31, then Siddhi until 10:18 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 06:38 · Gara until 19:14 · Vanija until 07:44 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiThursday 16 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 25 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:46 and 07:55.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.