Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 1 April 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:11, sunset 18:39. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:50. Yamaganda 12:25 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:32 to 17:06. Rahu Kalam 17:06 to 18:39.00061218Moonset 02:42Moonrise 13:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 1 April 2012

Sunday in New Delhi.

Navami until 14:08, then Dashami.

Observed today Rama Navami

Times forNew Delhi · 1 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:06 to 18:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:11
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:50
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 13:59
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:08
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:32 to 17:06
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:06 to 18:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:39
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:42 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 14:08 · Dashami until 13:41 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:12, then Pushya until 09:35 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, Sukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:16, then Sukarma until 06:01 Mon, then Dhriti until 04:05 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:08 · Taitila until 02:01 Mon · Gara until 13:41 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:39Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise13:08Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama NavamiSunday 1 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:08 and 08:38.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.