Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 14 April 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:46. Yamaganda 05:57 to 07:34. Gulika Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 03:34Moonrise 14:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 14 April 2011

Thursday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 22:41, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 05:57 and 08:30.

Observed today Mesha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 14 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:57 to 07:34
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:10 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:34 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 22:41 · Dwadashi until 19:24 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:13 Fri, then Purva Phalguni until 21:41 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:31, then Vriddhi until 19:41 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:09 · Vishti until 22:41 · Bava until 09:06 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 14 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 05:57 and 08:30.
  • Mesha sankrantiThursday 14 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 28 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:54.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 29 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 05:42 and 05:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.