Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 5 April 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:41. Yamaganda 09:16 to 10:50. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:24 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:33 to 17:07.00061218Moonset 15:08Moonrise 04:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 5 April 2005

Tuesday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:03, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:06 and 07:41.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:33 to 17:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:16 to 10:50
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:24 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:08
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:33 to 17:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:41
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:37 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 10:03 · Dwadashi until 07:41 Wed
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:15, then Shatabhisha until 13:40 Wed
  • YogaSadhya, Shubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:15, then Shubha until 04:10 Wed, then Shukla until 01:13 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:03 · Kaulava until 20:51 · Taitila until 07:41 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:41Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:06 and 07:41.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiWednesday 20 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:50 and 08:25.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.