Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 28 April 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:44, sunset 18:54. Gulika Kalam 05:44 to 07:22. Rahu Kalam 09:01 to 10:40. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:45. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:37.00061218Moonset 03:51Moonrise 15:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 28 April 2007

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

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:43 and 08:10.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:01 to 10:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:44
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:44 to 07:22
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:01 to 10:40
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:45
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:37
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:54
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:51 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 08:10 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:14, then Uttara Phalguni until 11:18 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:56, then Vyaghata until 08:56 Sun
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:54 · Balava until 08:10 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:54Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:32Upper 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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSunday 13 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 05:32 and 08:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.