Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 April 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:49. Gulika Kalam 05:53 to 07:30. Rahu Kalam 09:07 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 03:15Moonrise 13:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 April 2043

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 03:34 Sun, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:07 to 10:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:53 to 07:30
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:07 to 10:44
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:36
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:15 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 03:34 Sun · Ekadashi until 04:39 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:23, then Magha until 20:53 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:26, then Ganda until 11:56 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:15 · Gara until 03:34 Sun · Vanija until 16:02 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise13:36Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe 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

  • 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.