Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 6 April 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:05, sunset 18:42. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Yamaganda 12:24 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:33 to 17:07. Rahu Kalam 17:07 to 18:42.00061218Moonset 19:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 6 April 2008

Sunday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 09:25, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 6 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:07 to 18:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:05
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 13:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:33 to 17:07
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:07 to 18:42
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:05

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 09:25 · Pratipada until 06:09 Mon
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:08, then Ashwini until 18:32 Mon
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:11, then Vaidhriti until 07:21 Mon
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 09:25 · Kimstughna until 19:49 · Bava until 06:09 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSunday 6 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiWednesday 16 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:54 and 08:28.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.