Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 7 April 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:05, sunset 18:42. Gulika Kalam 07:39 to 09:14. Rahu Kalam 10:49 to 12:24. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Yamaganda 15:33 to 17:08.00061218Moonset 04:21Moonrise 15:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 7 April 2017

Friday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:55, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:04 and 08:35.

Times forNew Delhi · 7 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:49 to 12:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:05
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:39 to 09:14
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:49 to 12:24
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:15
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:33 to 17:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:21 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 08:55 · Dwadashi until 09:00 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:34, then Purva Phalguni until 00:33 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:56, then Ganda until 09:57 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:55 · Bava until 20:55 · Balava until 09:00 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise15:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 7 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:04 and 08:35.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:51.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 23 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.