Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 April 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:48, sunset 18:51. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:20 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:36 to 17:13. Rahu Kalam 17:13 to 18:51.00061218Moonset 14:07Moonrise 03:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 April 2006

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 15:24, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:13 to 18:51. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:48
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:20 to 13:58
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:07
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:36 to 17:13
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:13 to 18:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:27 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 15:24 · Ekadashi until 12:40 Mon
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:14, then Shatabhisha until 09:20 Mon
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:00, then Brahma until 14:39 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:24 · Bava until 02:04 Mon · Balava until 12:40 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:47 and 08:23.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.