Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 April 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:48. Rahu Kalam 07:31 to 09:08. Yamaganda 10:44 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 14:36Moonrise 03:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 April 2012

Monday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 05:07 Tue, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:48.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:31 to 09:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:31 to 09:08
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:44 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:20 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 05:07 Tue · Dwadashi until 06:31 Wed
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:28, then Shatabhisha until 14:09 Tue
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:46, then Shukla until 07:30 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:36 · Balava until 05:07 Tue · Kaulava until 17:46 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 16 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:48.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 2 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:39 and 08:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.