Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 15 April 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Rahu Kalam 07:33 to 09:09. Yamaganda 10:45 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 03:54Moonrise 14:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 15 April 2019

Monday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:08, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:47.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:33 to 09:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:33 to 09:09
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:45 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:54 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 07:08 · Ekadashi until 04:23 Tue · Dwadashi until 01:26 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, Magha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:59, then Magha until 04:01 Tue, then Purva Phalguni until 01:50 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:38 Tue, then Vriddhi until 22:07 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:08 · Vanija until 17:48 · Vishti until 04:23 Tue · Bava until 14:56 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:26Upper 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.

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 15 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:47.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 30 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:45 and 08:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.