Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 4 May 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:38, sunset 18:58. Gulika Kalam 07:18 to 08:58. Rahu Kalam 10:38 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:38 to 17:18.00061218Moonset 04:17Moonrise 15:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 4 May 2001

Friday is Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 00:29 Sat, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:38 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:38
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:18 to 08:58
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:38 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:38 to 17:18
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:17 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 00:29 Sat · Trayodashi until 22:27 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:52, then Hasta until 15:32 Sat
  • YogaVyaghata, Harshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:02, then Harshana until 03:09 Sat, then Vajra until 00:26 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:35 · Balava until 00:29 Sat · Kaulava until 11:26 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise15:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha 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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSaturday 19 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:28 and 08:11.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.