Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 April 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:48, sunset 18:52. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:20 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:36 to 17:14. Rahu Kalam 17:14 to 18:52.00061218Moonset 15:35Moonrise 04:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 April 2017

Sunday is Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:26 Mon, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:14 to 18:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:48
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:20 to 13:58
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:35
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:36 to 17:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:14 to 18:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:19 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 02:26 Mon · Trayodashi until 00:05 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:40 Mon, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 00:05 Tue
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:56, then Indra until 07:21 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:21 · Taitila until 02:26 Mon · Gara until 13:20 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:19Upper 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
  • 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 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.

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.