Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 April 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:48. Gulika Kalam 05:54 to 07:31. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 08:02Moonrise 22:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 April 2044

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 21:09, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:08 to 10:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:54 to 07:31
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:02
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:44
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:44

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 21:09 · Panchami until 23:30 Sun
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:50, then Jyeshtha until 15:38 Sun
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:15, then Variyan until 08:59 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:04 · Balava until 21:09 · Kaulava until 10:18 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:44Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 16 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 05:46 and 07:40.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.