Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 April 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:48. Gulika Kalam 05:53 to 07:30. Rahu Kalam 09:07 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 18:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 April 2015

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 00:27 Sun, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 18 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:07 to 10:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:53 to 07:30
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:07 to 10:44
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:35
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 00:27 Sun · Pratipada until 21:32 Sun
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:22, then Ashwini until 15:09 Sun
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:12, then Vishkambha until 07:32 Sun
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 14:00 · Naga until 00:27 Sun · Kimstughna until 10:57 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • New moonSaturday 18 April
  • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 18 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 29 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:19 and 08:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.