Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 2 April 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:40. Gulika Kalam 06:10 to 07:44. Rahu Kalam 09:17 to 10:51. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:50. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 13:21Moonrise 02:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 2 April 2016

Saturday in New Delhi.

Navami until 08:34, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:17 to 10:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:10 to 07:44
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:17 to 10:51
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:50
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:21
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:57 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 08:34 · Dashami until 07:28 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:26, then Shravana until 13:50 Sun
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:36, then Siddha until 08:33 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:34 · Vanija until 20:07 · Vishti until 07:28 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe 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

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 18:40.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 4 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.