Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 23 April 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:48, sunset 18:51. Yamaganda 05:48 to 07:26. Gulika Kalam 09:04 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 15:29Moonrise 04:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 23 April 1998

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

Ekadashi until 07:09, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:48
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:48 to 07:26
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:04 to 10:42
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:36
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:14 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:09 · Dwadashi until 04:05 Fri · Trayodashi until 00:38 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:26 Fri, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 00:48 Sat
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:39, then Indra until 08:55 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:09 · Kaulava until 17:40 · Taitila until 04:05 Fri · Gara until 14:24 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • 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.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiThursday 23 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiThursday 7 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 05:36 and 08:16.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.