Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 29 April 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:43, sunset 18:55. Gulika Kalam 07:22 to 09:01. Rahu Kalam 10:40 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:37 to 17:16.00061218Moonset 15:38Moonrise 03:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 29 April 2011

Friday is Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Saturday between 05:42 and 05:48.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:40 to 12:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:43
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:22 to 09:01
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:40 to 12:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:37 to 17:16
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:40 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 05:48 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:42, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 20:40 Sat
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:54, then Vaidhriti until 15:51 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:34 · Taitila until 05:48 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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 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.

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.