Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 23 April 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 18:52. Rahu Kalam 07:25 to 09:04. Yamaganda 10:42 to 12:20. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 04:12Moonrise 15:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 23 April 2040

Monday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:11, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:47 and 08:23.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:25 to 09:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:25 to 09:04
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:42 to 12:20
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:46
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:36
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:12 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 12:11 · Dwadashi until 12:08 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:09, then Uttara Phalguni until 22:28 Tue
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:21 Tue, then Vyaghata until 02:52 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:11 · Bava until 00:15 Tue · Balava until 12:08 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise15:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 23 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:47 and 08:23.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 7 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:35 and 07:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.