Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 April 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:50. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:20 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:35 to 17:13. Rahu Kalam 17:13 to 18:50.00061218Moonrise 18:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 April 2008

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 15:55, then Pratipada.

Observed today Hanuman Jayanti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 20 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:13 to 18:50. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:20 to 13:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:35 to 17:13
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:13 to 18:50
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:57

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 15:55 · Pratipada until 17:59 Mon
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:47, then Swati until 18:23 Mon
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:56 Mon, then Siddhi until 04:37 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:55 · Balava until 04:55 Mon · Kaulava until 17:59 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 59 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:57Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Hanuman JayantiSunday 20 April
  • Full moonSunday 20 April
  • Purnima fastSunday 20 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 1 MayBreak the fast on Saturday 3 May after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.