Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 15 April 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Rahu Kalam 07:32 to 09:09. Yamaganda 10:45 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 14:37Moonrise 04:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 15 April 1985

Monday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 01:20 Tue, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:51 and 08:29.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:32 to 09:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:32 to 09:09
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:45 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:04 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 01:20 Tue · Dwadashi until 03:23 Wed
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:38, then Shatabhisha until 13:00 Tue
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:51, then Shukla until 08:12 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:28 · Balava until 01:20 Tue · Kaulava until 14:19 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 15 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:51 and 08:29.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 1 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:40 and 08:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.