Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 April 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:48. Gulika Kalam 05:53 to 07:30. Rahu Kalam 09:07 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 10:29Moonrise 00:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 April 1998

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 13:37, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:07 to 10:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:53 to 07:30
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:07 to 10:44
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:29
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:24 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 13:37 · Saptami until 13:37 Sun
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:08, then Purva Ashadha until 08:54 Sun
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:15 Sun, then Siddha until 22:58 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:37 · Vishti until 01:42 Sun · Bava until 13:37 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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.

  • shashthiSaturday 18 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.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.