Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 3 April 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:40. Yamaganda 09:17 to 10:51. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:50. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:32 to 17:06.00061218Moonset 04:01Moonrise 15:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 3 April 2012

Tuesday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:23, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:08 and 08:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:32 to 17:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:17 to 10:51
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:50
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:32 to 17:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:01 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 12:23 · Dwadashi until 10:18 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:07, then Magha until 07:51 Wed
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:31 Wed, then Ganda until 22:21 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:23 · Bava until 23:26 · Balava until 10:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:09Upper 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 16 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:48.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 17 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:53 and 06:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.