Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 April 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:46, sunset 18:53. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:36 to 17:14. Rahu Kalam 17:14 to 18:53.00061218Moonset 15:25Moonrise 03:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 April 2044

Sunday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:29, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 05:46 and 07:40.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:14 to 18:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:46
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:58
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:25
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:36 to 17:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:14 to 18:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:58 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:29 · Dwadashi until 07:41 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:38 Mon, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 03:54 Tue
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:22, then Indra until 08:36 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:29 · Kaulava until 20:11 · Taitila until 07:41 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 05:46 and 07:40.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSaturday 7 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:52 and 08:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.