Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 14 April 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Gulika Kalam 05:58 to 07:34. Rahu Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 15:25Moonrise 04:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 14 April 2007

Saturday is Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:44, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Observed today Mesha sankranti, Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 14 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:10 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:58 to 07:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:10 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:19 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 06:44 · Dwadashi until 03:53 Sun · Trayodashi until 00:34 Mon
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:20, then Purva Bhadrapada until 17:56 Sun
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:50, then Brahma until 16:08 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:44 · Kaulava until 17:23 · Taitila until 03:53 Sun · Gara until 14:17 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
  • Mesha sankrantiSaturday 14 April
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiSaturday 14 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 27 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 18:54.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 28 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:43 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.