Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 28 April 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:44, sunset 18:54. Yamaganda 05:44 to 07:22. Gulika Kalam 09:01 to 10:40. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:37.00061218Moonset 14:47Moonrise 03:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 28 April 2011

Thursday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:20 Fri, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:54.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:44
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:44 to 07:22
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:01 to 10:40
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:45
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:37
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:54
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:10 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 03:20 Fri · Dwadashi until 05:48 Sat
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:42, then Purva Bhadrapada until 17:42 Fri
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:57, then Indra until 14:54 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:06 · Balava until 03:20 Fri · Kaulava until 16:34 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:54Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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.

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 28 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:54.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 13 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 19:03.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.