Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 5 April 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:41. Gulika Kalam 06:07 to 07:42. Rahu Kalam 09:16 to 10:50. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 15:08Moonrise 04:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 5 April 1986

Saturday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:11, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:07 and 08:37.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:16 to 10:50. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:07 to 07:42
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:16 to 10:50
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:41
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:38 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 09:11 · Dwadashi until 09:06 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:10, then Shatabhisha until 15:50 Sun
  • YogaSadhya, Shubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:41, then Shubha until 05:29 Sun, then Shukla until 04:38 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:11 · Kaulava until 21:05 · Taitila until 09:06 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:41Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:07 and 08:37.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 20 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 18:50.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.