Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 2 April 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:40. Gulika Kalam 06:10 to 07:44. Rahu Kalam 09:18 to 10:51. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:50. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonrise 18:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 2 April 1988

Saturday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 14:51, then Pratipada.

Observed today Hanuman Jayanti, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 2 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:18 to 10:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:10 to 07:44
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:18 to 10:51
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:50
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:46

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 14:51 · Pratipada until 16:04 Sun
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:58, then Chitra until 00:37 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:53, then Vyaghata until 17:44 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:51 · Balava until 03:31 Sun · Kaulava until 16:04 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 30 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:46Upper 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.

  • Hanuman JayantiSaturday 2 April
  • Full moonSaturday 2 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.