Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 April 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:49. Gulika Kalam 05:52 to 07:30. Rahu Kalam 09:07 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 14:47Moonrise 04:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 April 2020

Saturday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 22:18, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:52 and 08:27.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:07 to 10:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:52 to 07:30
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:07 to 10:44
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:35
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:04 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 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 22:18 · Dwadashi until 00:43 Mon
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:25 Sun, then Purva Bhadrapada until 07:23 Mon
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:41, then Brahma until 19:34 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:09 · Balava until 22:18 · Kaulava until 11:30 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 18 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:52 and 08:27.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSunday 3 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday 5 May after sunrise.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 4 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.