Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 April 2148A 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 18:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 April 2148

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 21:37, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:07 to 10:44
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:35
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 21:37 · Pratipada until 18:11 Fri
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:34, then Ashwini until 13:53 Fri
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:09, then Vishkambha until 08:07 Fri
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 11:24 · Naga until 21:37 · Kimstughna until 07:52 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
  • Moonset18:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraKilakaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonThursday 18 April
  • Darsha AmavasyaThursday 18 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiMonday 29 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:42 and 08:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.