Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 April 1989A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:47. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 12:21 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:34 to 17:11. Rahu Kalam 17:11 to 18:47.00061218Moonset 03:45Moonrise 14:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 April 1989

Sunday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 22:41, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 05:54 and 08:28.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:11 to 18:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:21 to 13:58
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:34 to 17:11
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:11 to 18:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:45 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 22:41 · Dwadashi until 01:16 Tue
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:22, then Purva Phalguni until 22:26 Mon
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:04, then Vriddhi until 15:02 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:28 · Vishti until 22:41 · Bava until 11:58 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 16 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 05:54 and 08:28.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 1 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday 3 May after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 2 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.