Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 18 April 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:48. Rahu Kalam 07:30 to 09:07. Yamaganda 10:44 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonrise 19:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 18 April 2011

Monday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 08:14, then Pratipada.

Observed today Hanuman Jayanti, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 18 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:30 to 09:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:30 to 09:07
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:44 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:35
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:19

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then Pratipada, then DwitiyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first and second of the waning MoonPurnima until 08:14 · Pratipada until 04:40 Tue · Dwitiya until 01:29 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:54, then Swati until 10:13 Tue
  • YogaHarshana, Vajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:05, then Vajra until 03:00 Tue, then Siddhi until 23:14 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:14 · Balava until 18:25 · Kaulava until 04:40 Tue · Taitila until 15:01 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 55 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:19Upper 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.

  • Hanuman JayantiMonday 18 April
  • Full moonMonday 18 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.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.