Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 9 April 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:02, sunset 18:44. Yamaganda 06:02 to 07:37. Gulika Kalam 09:12 to 10:48. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 15:19Moonrise 04:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 9 April 2048

Thursday is Parama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:29, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:01 and 08:27.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:02 to 07:37
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:12 to 10:48
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:00 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:29 · Dwadashi until 08:28 Fri
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:07, then Shatabhisha until 07:44 Fri
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:04, then Shukla until 14:03 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:29 · Kaulava until 20:25 · Taitila until 08:28 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parama EkadashiThursday 9 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 06:01 and 08:27.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 18:53.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 25 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.