Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 April 2028A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 05:50 to 07:28. Gulika Kalam 09:05 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 15:01Moonrise 03:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 April 2028

Thursday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 18:48, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 05:50 and 08:25.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:50 to 07:28
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:05 to 10:43
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
    5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:35
    6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:01
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:34 Fri

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 18:48 · Dwadashi until 21:04 Fri
    • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:22, then Purva Bhadrapada until 00:09 Sat
    • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:36, then Brahma until 09:29 Fri
    • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:48 · Kaulava until 07:59 Fri

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 0 min of daylight
    • Moonset15:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise03:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

    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
    • SamvatsaraKilakaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 20 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 05:50 and 08:25.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Mohini EkadashiFriday 5 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:37 and 08:16.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.