Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 April 2038A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Yamaganda 05:56 to 07:32. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 03:52Moonrise 14:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 April 2038

Thursday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:52, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Saturday 17 Apr after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:34. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:56 to 07:32
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:52 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 08:52 · Ekadashi until 06:28 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, Magha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:22, then Magha until 05:45 Fri, then Purva Phalguni until 03:30 Sat
  • YogaShula, Ganda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:03, then Ganda until 03:04 Fri, then Vriddhi until 23:32 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:52 · Vanija until 19:45 · Vishti until 06:28 Fri

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
  • Moonset03:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:21Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKalayuktaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 15 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday 17 Apr after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 29 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:55.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 30 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 05:41 and 07:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.