Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 14 April 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:34 to 17:10. Rahu Kalam 17:10 to 18:46.00061218Moonset 03:09Moonrise 13:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 14 April 2019

Sunday in New Delhi.

Navami until 09:36, then Dashami.

Observed today Mesha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 14 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:10 to 18:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:58
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:20
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:34 to 17:10
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:10 to 18:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:09 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 09:36 · Dashami until 07:08 Mon
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:40, then Ashlesha until 05:59 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, Shula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:05, then Shula until 04:59 Mon, then Ganda until 01:38 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:36 · Taitila until 20:25 · Gara until 07:08 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise13:20Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiSunday 14 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 15 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:47.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 16 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.