Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 9 April 2029A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:02, sunset 18:44. Rahu Kalam 07:37 to 09:13. Yamaganda 10:48 to 12:23. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 14:57Moonrise 03:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 9 April 2029

Monday is Parama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:40, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:02 and 08:33.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:37 to 09:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:02
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:37 to 09:13
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:48 to 12:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:48
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:47 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 17:40 · Dwadashi until 19:52 Tue
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:41, then Shatabhisha until 18:24 Tue
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:51, then Shukla until 00:36 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:40 · Kaulava until 06:44 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSaumyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parama EkadashiMonday 9 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:02 and 08:33.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday 26 Apr after sunrise.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 25 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.