Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 1 April 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:11, sunset 18:39. Gulika Kalam 07:45 to 09:18. Rahu Kalam 10:52 to 12:25. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:50. Yamaganda 15:32 to 17:06.00061218Moonset 05:57Moonrise 17:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 1 April 1988

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 13:11, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 1 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:52 to 12:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:11
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:45 to 09:18
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:52 to 12:25
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:50
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:32 to 17:06
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:39
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:57 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 13:11 · Purnima until 14:51 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:53, then Hasta until 22:58 Sat
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:41, then Dhruva until 17:53 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:11 · Vishti until 02:05 Sat · Bava until 14:51 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:39Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise17:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Purnima fastFriday 1 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 12 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:45.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 13 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.