Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 April 2030A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:43, sunset 18:55. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:37 to 17:16. Rahu Kalam 17:16 to 18:55.00061218Moonset 15:19Moonrise 03:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 April 2030

Sunday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:28, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 05:43 and 08:20.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:16 to 18:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:43
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:58
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:19
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:37 to 17:16
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:16 to 18:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:30 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 12:28 · Dwadashi until 13:43 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:05 Mon, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 05:11 Tue
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:15 Mon, then Vaidhriti until 01:23 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:28 · Kaulava until 01:02 Mon · Taitila until 13:43 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 28 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 05:43 and 08:20.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiMonday 13 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday 15 May after sunrise.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 14 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.