Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 April 2027A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:48. Gulika Kalam 05:54 to 07:31. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 03:59Moonrise 15:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 April 2027

Saturday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:28, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:54 and 07:42.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:08 to 10:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:54 to 07:31
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:44
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
    5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
    6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:21
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:59 Sun

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 09:28 · Dwadashi until 07:43 Sun
    • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:08, then Purva Phalguni until 06:06 Sun
    • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:24 Sun, then Dhruva until 21:58 Sun
    • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:28 · Bava until 20:34 · Balava until 07:43 Sun

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
    • Moonset03:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
    • Moonrise15:21Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraPlavangaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Kamada EkadashiSaturday 17 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:54 and 07:42.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 2 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 05:40 and 08:18.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.