Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 April 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:46, sunset 18:53. Gulika Kalam 07:24 to 09:03. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:46. Yamaganda 15:36 to 17:14.00061218Moonset 15:04Moonrise 03:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 April 2014

Friday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:37, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 05:46 and 08:22.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:46
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:24 to 09:03
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:46
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:04
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:36 to 17:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:36 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 17:37 · Dwadashi until 15:41 Sat
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:15, then Purva Bhadrapada until 11:02 Sat
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:05, then Indra until 13:24 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 06:39 · Balava until 17:37 · Kaulava until 04:38 Sat · Taitila until 15:41 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiFriday 25 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:46 and 08:22.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSaturday 10 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 19:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.