Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 April 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Gulika Kalam 05:56 to 07:32. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 08:39Moonrise 22:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 April 2017

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 19:48, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:09 to 10:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:56 to 07:32
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:39
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:45
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:23

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 19:48 · Panchami until 22:16 Sun
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:40, then Jyeshtha until 16:39 Sun
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:57, then Variyan until 11:52 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 06:35 · Balava until 19:48 · Kaulava until 09:02 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 15 April

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.