Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 April 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 18:52. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:20 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:36 to 17:14. Rahu Kalam 17:14 to 18:52.00061218Moonset 11:10Moonrise 01:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 April 2011

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 19:46, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:14 to 18:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:10
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:46
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:20 to 13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:36 to 17:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:14 to 18:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:00 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 19:46 · Ashtami until 20:57 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:48, then Uttara Ashadha until 07:13 Mon
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:34, then Sadhya until 12:17 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:27 · Bava until 19:46 · Balava until 08:17 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.