Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 April 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Yamaganda 05:56 to 07:32. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 14:56Moonrise 04:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 April 2004

Thursday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:03, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 05:55 and 08:29.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:56 to 07:32
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:15 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 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 17:03 · Dwadashi until 16:48 Fri
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:08 Fri, then Purva Bhadrapada until 04:46 Sat
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:06 Fri, then Brahma until 22:56 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:03 · Kaulava until 04:52 Fri · Taitila until 16:48 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 15 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 05:55 and 08:29.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSaturday 1 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:40 and 08:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.