Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 11 April 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:01, sunset 18:44. Yamaganda 06:01 to 07:36. Gulika Kalam 09:12 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 15:25Moonrise 04:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 11 April 1991

Thursday is Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 05:37 Fri, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 11 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:33. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:01
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:01 to 07:36
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:12 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:06 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 05:37 Fri · Trayodashi until 04:46 Sat
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:15 Fri, then Purva Bhadrapada until 02:10 Sat
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:17, then Shukla until 06:06 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:46 · Taitila until 05:37 Fri · Gara until 17:17 Fri

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
  • Moonset15:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiWednesday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:49 and 08:23.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.