Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 12 April 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:45. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 12:22 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:34 to 17:10.00061218Moonset 14:23Moonrise 03:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 12 April 1988

Tuesday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:15, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:45.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:34 to 17:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:22 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:23
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:34 to 17:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:51 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:15 · Ekadashi until 04:34 Wed · Dwadashi until 01:45 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:30, then Shatabhisha until 18:29 Wed
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:42, then Shukla until 18:18 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:15 · Bava until 17:56 · Balava until 04:34 Wed · Kaulava until 15:10 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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.

  • Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 12 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:45.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 27 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:09 and 08:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.