Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 23 April 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:48, sunset 18:52. Gulika Kalam 07:26 to 09:04. Rahu Kalam 10:42 to 12:20. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 15:36 to 17:14.00061218Moonset 04:01Moonrise 14:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 23 April 2021

Friday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 21:48, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 05:47 and 08:23.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:42 to 12:20. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:48
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:26 to 09:04
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:42 to 12:20
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:49
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:36 to 17:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:01 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 21:48 · Dwadashi until 19:18 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:42, then Purva Phalguni until 06:22 Sat
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:39, then Dhruva until 11:42 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:48 · Vishti until 21:48 · Bava until 08:38 Sat

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
  • Moonset04:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 23 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:47 and 08:23.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiFriday 7 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:36 and 08:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.