Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 22 April 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 18:51. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:20 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:35 to 17:13. Rahu Kalam 17:13 to 18:51.00061218Moonset 00:28Moonrise 09:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 22 April 2007

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 00:24 Mon, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 22 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:49
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:42
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:20 to 13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:35 to 17:13
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:13 to 18:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:28 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 00:24 Mon · Saptami until 23:59 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:51, then Punarvasu until 00:06 Tue
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:10, then Sukarma until 08:18 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:55 · Taitila until 00:24 Mon · Gara until 12:05 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise09:42Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha 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.

  • shashthiSunday 22 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.