Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 3 April 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:40. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:50. Yamaganda 12:25 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:32 to 17:06. Rahu Kalam 17:06 to 18:40.00061218Moonset 14:21Moonrise 03:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 3 April 2016

Sunday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:28, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 18:40.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:06 to 18:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:50
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 13:59
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:21
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:32 to 17:06
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:06 to 18:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:43 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:28 · Ekadashi until 05:38 Mon · Dwadashi until 03:07 Tue
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:50, then Dhanishtha until 12:31 Mon
  • YogaSiddha, Sadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:33, then Sadhya until 05:55 Mon, then Shubha until 02:44 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:28 · Bava until 18:38 · Balava until 05:38 Mon · Kaulava until 16:27 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:43Upper 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
  • 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.

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 18:40.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 17 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 07:40 and 08:27.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.