Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 6 April 2028A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:05, sunset 18:42. Yamaganda 06:05 to 07:40. Gulika Kalam 09:14 to 10:49. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 04:17Moonrise 15:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 6 April 2028

Thursday is Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 01:52 Fri, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:05
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:05 to 07:40
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:14 to 10:49
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
    5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:33
    6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:30
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:17 Fri

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise
    • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 01:52 Fri · Trayodashi until 22:34 Fri
    • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:27, then Purva Phalguni until 16:58 Fri
    • YogaShula, Ganda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:45, then Ganda until 06:01 Fri, then Vriddhi until 02:08 Sat
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:28 · Balava until 01:52 Fri · Kaulava until 12:14 Fri

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 37 min of daylight
    • Moonset04:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
    • Moonrise15:30Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraKilakaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 6 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 20 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 05:50 and 08:25.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.