Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 April 2041A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 18:51. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:20 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:35 to 17:13. Rahu Kalam 17:13 to 18:51.00061218Moonset 09:09Moonrise 23:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 April 2041

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 15:23, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:13 to 18:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:09
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:20 to 13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:35 to 17:13
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:13 to 18:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:56

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 15:23 · Shashthi until 13:49 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:01 Mon, then Purva Ashadha until 01:02 Tue
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:32, then Shiva until 11:12 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:23 · Gara until 02:39 Mon · Vanija until 13:49 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:56Upper 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.