Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 25 April 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:46, sunset 18:53. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:36 to 17:14. Rahu Kalam 17:14 to 18:53.00061218Moonset 03:51Moonrise 15:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 25 April 2010

Sunday is Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 00:55 Mon, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:14 to 18:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:46
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:36 to 17:14
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:43
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:14 to 18:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:51 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 00:55 Mon · Trayodashi until 22:19 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:18, then Uttara Phalguni until 08:25 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:07, then Vyaghata until 10:51 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:14 · Balava until 00:55 Mon · Kaulava until 11:36 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:43Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parama EkadashiSunday 9 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 19:01.
  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 06:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.