Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 10 April 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:02, sunset 18:44. Gulika Kalam 06:02 to 07:37. Rahu Kalam 09:12 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 15:10Moonrise 03:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 10 April 2010

Saturday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:54, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:01 and 08:33.

Times forNew Delhi · 10 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:12 to 10:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:02
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:02 to 07:37
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:12 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:55 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 06:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 11:54 · Dwadashi until 14:07 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:39, then Shatabhisha until 11:26 Sun
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:50, then Shukla until 16:31 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:54 · Kaulava until 01:04 Sun · Taitila until 14:07 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:55Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 10 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:01 and 08:33.

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiSaturday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:52.
  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 25 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.