Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 1 April 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:12, sunset 18:39. Rahu Kalam 07:45 to 09:19. Yamaganda 10:52 to 12:25. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:50. Gulika Kalam 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 04:11Moonrise 14:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 1 April 1985

Monday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:17, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday 3 Apr after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 1 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:45 to 09:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:12
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:45 to 09:19
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:52 to 12:25
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:50
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:59 to 15:32
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:39
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:11 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 08:17 · Ekadashi until 06:17 Tue
  • NakshatraPushya, Ashlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:31, then Ashlesha until 05:18 Tue, then Magha until 03:25 Wed
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:21 Tue, then Shula until 23:08 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:17 · Vanija until 19:23 · Vishti until 06:17 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:39Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 1 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday 3 Apr after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 15 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:51 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.