Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 13 April 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Rahu Kalam 07:34 to 09:10. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 06:54Moonrise 20:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 13 April 1998

Monday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 06:18, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Mesha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 13 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:34 to 09:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:54
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:34 to 09:10
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:22
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:48
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:03

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 06:18 · Dwitiya until 08:30 Tue
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:14 Tue, then Vishakha until 02:46 Wed
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:35 Tue, then Siddhi until 01:09 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 06:18 · Taitila until 19:26 · Gara until 08:30 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiMonday 13 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Friday 24 Apr after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 23 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.