Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 26 April 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:45, sunset 18:53. Yamaganda 05:45 to 07:24. Gulika Kalam 09:02 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 04:10Moonrise 15:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 26 April 2018

Thursday is Mohini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:20, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 05:45 and 08:07.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:45
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:45 to 07:24
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:02 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:45
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:36
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:10 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 09:20 · Dwadashi until 08:08 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:26, then Uttara Phalguni until 14:00 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:40, then Vyaghata until 14:41 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:20 · Bava until 20:42 · Balava until 08:08 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise15:24Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mohini EkadashiThursday 26 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 05:45 and 08:07.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiFriday 11 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:34 and 08:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.