Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 13 April 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:34 to 17:10. Rahu Kalam 17:10 to 18:46.00061218Moonset 04:26Moonrise 15:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 13 April 2003

Sunday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 14:07, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 05:58 and 08:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:10 to 18:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:58
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:03
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:34 to 17:10
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:10 to 18:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:26 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 14:07 · Dwadashi until 11:32 Mon
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:51, then Purva Phalguni until 15:55 Mon
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:00, then Vriddhi until 15:39 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:07 · Bava until 00:54 Mon · Balava until 11:32 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:03Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 13 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 05:58 and 08:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 27 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 05:44 and 08:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.