Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 April 1983A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:48, sunset 18:51. Gulika Kalam 05:48 to 07:26. Rahu Kalam 09:04 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 04:06Moonrise 14:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 April 1983

Saturday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 18:45, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:48 and 08:24.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:04 to 10:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:48
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:48 to 07:26
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:04 to 10:42
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:35
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:06 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 18:45 · Dwadashi until 16:39 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:01 Sun, then Uttara Phalguni until 02:45 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:50, then Dhruva until 10:00 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:51 · Vishti until 18:45 · Bava until 05:41 Sun · Balava until 16:39 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:57Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiSaturday 23 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:48 and 08:24.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 8 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 19:00.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.