Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 6 April 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:42. Rahu Kalam 07:40 to 09:15. Yamaganda 10:49 to 12:24. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 15:04Moonrise 04:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 6 April 2043

Monday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:35, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:05 and 08:36.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:40 to 09:15. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:40 to 09:15
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:49 to 12:24
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:29 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 11:35 · Dwadashi until 09:38 Tue
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:24, then Shatabhisha until 15:02 Tue
  • YogaSadhya, Shubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:38, then Shubha until 05:02 Tue, then Shukla until 01:55 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:35 · Kaulava until 22:42 · Taitila until 09:38 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 6 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:05 and 08:36.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 19 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 18:49.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 20 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:51 and 06:12.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.