Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 4 April 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:08, sunset 18:41. Gulika Kalam 07:42 to 09:16. Rahu Kalam 10:50 to 12:24. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:50. Yamaganda 15:33 to 17:07.00061218Moonset 15:26Moonrise 04:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 4 April 1997

Friday is Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:01 Sat, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:50 to 12:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:08
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:42 to 09:16
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:50 to 12:24
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:50
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:26
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:33 to 17:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:41
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:28 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 02:01 Sat · Trayodashi until 22:49 Sat
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:00, then Shatabhisha until 09:39 Sat
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:09 Sat, then Shukla until 22:23 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:34 · Taitila until 02:01 Sat · Gara until 12:25 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:41Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 4 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 18 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:52 and 08:27.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.