Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 21 April 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 18:50. Rahu Kalam 07:28 to 09:05. Yamaganda 10:43 to 12:20. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 04:22Moonrise 15:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 21 April 1986

Monday is Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:38 Tue, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:28 to 09:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:28 to 09:05
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:43 to 12:20
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:35
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:22 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 02:38 Tue · Trayodashi until 00:19 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:49, then Uttara Phalguni until 16:30 Tue
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:16 Tue, then Vyaghata until 00:17 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:32 · Balava until 02:38 Tue · Kaulava until 13:33 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise15:34Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 4 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 05:38 and 08:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.