Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 April 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:49. Gulika Kalam 05:52 to 07:29. Rahu Kalam 09:06 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 23:25Moonrise 09:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 April 2048

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 22:11, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:06 to 10:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:52 to 07:29
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:06 to 10:44
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:07
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  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.23:25

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 22:11 · Shashthi until 00:40 Mon
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:01 Sun, then Ardra until 04:58 Mon
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:43, then Atiganda until 17:43 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:52 · Balava until 22:11 · Kaulava until 11:28 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:07Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe 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 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.