Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 22 April 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 18:51. Gulika Kalam 05:49 to 07:27. Rahu Kalam 09:04 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 14:35Moonrise 03:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 22 April 2017

Saturday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 04:05 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:51.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:04 to 10:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:49
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:49 to 07:27
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:04 to 10:42
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:35
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:38 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 04:05 Sun · Dwadashi until 02:26 Mon
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:32 Sun, then Purva Bhadrapada until 01:40 Mon
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:53, then Brahma until 09:56 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:36 · Balava until 04:05 Sun · Kaulava until 15:21 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:38Upper 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
  • 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.

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:51.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSaturday 6 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:36 and 08:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.