Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 6 April 2047A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:42. Gulika Kalam 06:06 to 07:40. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:49. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 03:37Moonrise 14:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 6 April 2047

Saturday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:30, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:40 and 18:42.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:15 to 10:49. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:06 to 07:40
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:15 to 10:49
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:33
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:37 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 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 07:30 · Ekadashi until 05:34 Sun · Dwadashi until 02:55 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:48, then Magha until 20:08 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:49, then Shula until 09:59 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:30 · Vanija until 18:38 · Vishti until 05:34 Sun · Bava until 16:20 Sun

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
  • Moonset03:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiSaturday 6 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:40 and 18:42.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 20 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:24 and 08:26.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.