Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 10 April 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:01, sunset 18:44. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 12:23 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:33 to 17:09. Rahu Kalam 17:09 to 18:44.00061218Moonset 12:05Moonrise 02:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 10 April 1988

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:53, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 10 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:09 to 18:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:01
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:05
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:23 to 13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:33 to 17:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:09 to 18:44
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:32 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 11:53 · Navami until 09:43 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:56, then Shravana until 22:21 Mon
  • YogaShiva, Siddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:52, then Siddha until 04:03 Mon, then Sadhya until 00:58 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:53 · Taitila until 22:50 · Gara until 09:43 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:32Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar 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.

  • ashtamiSunday 10 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.