Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 6 April 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:42. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Yamaganda 12:24 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:33 to 17:07. Rahu Kalam 17:07 to 18:42.00061218Moonset 00:47Moonrise 10:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 6 April 2014

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 00:53 Mon, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:07 to 18:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:58
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:33 to 17:07
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:07 to 18:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:47 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 00:53 Mon · Ashtami until 03:12 Tue
  • NakshatraArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:12 Mon
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:16, then Atiganda until 20:00 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:50 · Vanija until 00:53 Mon · Vishti until 14:01 Mon

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
  • Moonset00:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise10:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 11 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:00 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.