Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 29 April 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:42, sunset 18:55. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:37 to 17:16. Rahu Kalam 17:16 to 18:55.00061218Moonset 01:17Moonrise 11:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 29 April 2012

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 03:23 Mon, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 29 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:16 to 18:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:42
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:55
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:37 to 17:16
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:16 to 18:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:17 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 03:23 Mon · Navami until 02:37 Tue
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:42, then Ashlesha until 17:57 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:53, then Ganda until 12:36 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:27 · Bava until 03:23 Mon · Balava until 15:06 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise11:55Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha 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.

  • ashtamiSunday 29 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 2 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:39 and 08:18.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.