Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 April 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:48. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 12:21 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:34 to 17:11. Rahu Kalam 17:11 to 18:48.00061218Moonset 09:21Moonrise 23:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 April 2017

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 22:16, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:11 to 18:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:21
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:21 to 13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:34 to 17:11
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:11 to 18:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:13

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 22:16 · Shashthi until 00:36 Tue
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:39, then Mula until 19:33 Mon
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:52, then Parigha until 12:46 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:02 · Taitila until 22:16 · Gara until 11:28 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:13Upper 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.