Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 19 April 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:49. Yamaganda 05:52 to 07:29. Gulika Kalam 09:06 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:46. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 14:58Moonrise 04:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 19 April 2001

Thursday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:29, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 05:51 and 08:26.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:52 to 07:29
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:06 to 10:43
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:46
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:35
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:09 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 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 17:29 · Dwadashi until 19:11 Fri
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:13, then Purva Bhadrapada until 00:23 Sat
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:32, then Brahma until 11:57 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:29 · Kaulava until 06:24 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 19 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 05:51 and 08:26.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiThursday 3 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 08:10 and 08:18.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 4 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.