Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 April 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:00, sunset 18:45. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:34 to 17:09. Rahu Kalam 17:09 to 18:45.00061218Moonset 12:01Moonrise 01:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 April 2015

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 20:27, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 12 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:09 to 18:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:00
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:01
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:34 to 17:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:09 to 18:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:43 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 20:27 · Navami until 18:28 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:10, then Uttara Ashadha until 06:13 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:48, then Siddha until 08:16 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:14 · Kaulava until 20:27 · Taitila until 07:31 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 12 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 15 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:56 and 08:29.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.