Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 14 April 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:34 to 17:10. Rahu Kalam 17:10 to 18:46.00061218Moonset 22:23Moonrise 08:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 14 April 2013

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 21:35, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 14 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:10 to 18:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:26
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:34 to 17:10
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:10 to 18:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:23

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 21:35 · Panchami until 00:06 Tue
  • NakshatraRohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:43 Mon
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:29 Mon, then Shobhana until 05:28 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:24 · Vishti until 21:35 · Bava until 10:49 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 14 April

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.