Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 6 April 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:42. Gulika Kalam 06:06 to 07:40. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:49. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 14:59Moonrise 03:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 6 April 2013

Saturday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:23, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:05 and 08:36.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:15 to 10:49. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:06 to 07:40
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:15 to 10:49
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:52 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 16:23 · Dwadashi until 15:25 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:46, then Shatabhisha until 19:33 Sun
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:31, then Shubha until 07:32 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:23 · Kaulava until 03:51 Sun · Taitila until 15:25 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 6 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:05 and 08:36.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:48 and 07:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.