Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 12 April 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:00, sunset 18:45. Rahu Kalam 07:35 to 09:11. Yamaganda 10:47 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 14:47Moonrise 04:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 12 April 1999

Monday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 20:35, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:59 and 08:32.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:35 to 09:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:00
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:35 to 09:11
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:47 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:04 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 20:35 · Dwadashi until 18:49 Tue
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:59, then Shatabhisha until 13:09 Tue
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:02, then Shukla until 14:36 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:10 · Balava until 20:35 · Kaulava until 07:48 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 12 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:59 and 08:32.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiMonday 26 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:45 and 08:22.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.