Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 April 2041A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:50. Gulika Kalam 05:51 to 07:28. Rahu Kalam 09:05 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 08:17Moonrise 22:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 April 2041

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 16:37, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:05 to 10:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:51 to 07:28
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:17
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:05 to 10:43
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 16:37 · Panchami until 15:23 Sun
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:41 Sun, then Mula until 02:01 Mon
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:35, then Parigha until 13:32 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:37 · Kaulava until 04:03 Sun · Taitila until 15:23 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 20 April

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.