Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 23 April 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:48, sunset 18:52. Rahu Kalam 07:26 to 09:04. Yamaganda 10:42 to 12:20. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 18:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 23 April 2001

Monday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 20:56, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 23 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:26 to 09:04. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:48
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:26 to 09:04
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:42 to 12:20
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:36
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 20:56 · Pratipada until 20:30 Tue
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:39 Tue, then Bharani until 03:47 Wed
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:40, then Priti until 09:25 Tue
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 08:58 · Naga until 20:56 · Kimstughna until 08:46 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • New moonMonday 23 April
  • Darsha AmavasyaMonday 23 April

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.