Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 6 April 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:42. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Yamaganda 12:24 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:33 to 17:07. Rahu Kalam 17:07 to 18:42.00061218Moonset 16:07Moonrise 05:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 6 April 1986

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 09:06, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 6 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:07 to 18:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 13:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:33 to 17:07
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:07
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:07 to 18:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:08 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 09:06 · Trayodashi until 09:29 Mon
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:50, then Purva Bhadrapada until 16:58 Mon
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:38 Mon, then Brahma until 04:09 Tue
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:06 · Gara until 21:14 · Vanija until 09:29 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.

  • PradoshSunday 6 April

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.