Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 7 April 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:04, sunset 18:43. Gulika Kalam 06:04 to 07:39. Rahu Kalam 09:14 to 10:49. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 14:30Moonrise 04:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 7 April 2040

Saturday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:28 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:03 and 08:35.

Times forNew Delhi · 7 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:14 to 10:49. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:04
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:04 to 07:39
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:14 to 10:49
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:15 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 06:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 00:28 Sun · Dwadashi until 22:44 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:22 Sun, then Shatabhisha until 00:21 Mon
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:20, then Shubha until 10:42 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:25 · Balava until 00:28 Sun · Kaulava until 11:34 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:15Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSiddharthiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 7 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:03 and 08:35.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 23 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:47 and 08:23.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.