Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 April 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:48. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 12:21 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:34 to 17:11. Rahu Kalam 17:11 to 18:48.00061218Moonset 05:36Moonrise 18:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 April 2011

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 12:00, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 17 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:11 to 18:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:21 to 13:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:34 to 17:11
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:11 to 18:48
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:36 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 12:00 · Purnima until 08:14 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:51, then Chitra until 12:54 Mon
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:20, then Harshana until 07:05 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:00 · Vishti until 22:06 · Bava until 08:14 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise18:09Upper 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.

  • Purnima fastSunday 17 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.