Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 12 April 2041A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:45. Gulika Kalam 07:35 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:34 to 17:10.00061218Moonset 04:24Moonrise 15:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 12 April 2041

Friday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:21, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 05:58 and 08:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:35 to 09:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:08
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:34 to 17:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:24 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 11:21 · Dwadashi until 13:30 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:30, then Purva Phalguni until 20:06 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:15, then Vriddhi until 20:50 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:21 · Bava until 00:28 Sat · Balava until 13:30 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise15:08Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 12 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:58 and 08:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiFriday 26 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:41 and 08:21.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 27 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.