Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 April 2034A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Gulika Kalam 05:56 to 07:32. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 15:09Moonrise 04:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 April 2034

Saturday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 13:26, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:55 and 08:29.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:09 to 10:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:56 to 07:32
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:01 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 13:26 · Dwadashi until 11:01 Sun
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:05 Sun, then Purva Bhadrapada until 23:06 Sun
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:37, then Brahma until 19:19 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:26 · Kaulava until 00:18 Sun · Taitila until 11:01 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 15 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:55 and 08:29.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSaturday 29 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:42 and 08:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.