Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 7 April 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:05, sunset 18:42. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Yamaganda 12:24 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:33 to 17:07. Rahu Kalam 17:07 to 18:42.00061218Moonset 11:40Moonrise 01:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 7 April 1991

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 01:27 Mon, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 7 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:07 to 18:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:05
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:40
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:33 to 17:07
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:07 to 18:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:51 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 06:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 01:27 Mon · Navami until 03:32 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:14, then Uttara Ashadha until 21:56 Mon
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:28, then Shiva until 07:19 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:15 · Kaulava until 01:27 Mon · Taitila until 14:33 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 7 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 10 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:44.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 11 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.