Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 25 April 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:45, sunset 18:53. Gulika Kalam 05:45 to 07:24. Rahu Kalam 09:02 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:46. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 03:48Moonrise 15:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 25 April 2048

Saturday is Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 01:41 Sun, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:02 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:45
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:45 to 07:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:02 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:46
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:36
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:48 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 01:41 Sun · Trayodashi until 23:09 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:09, then Uttara Phalguni until 08:49 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:42, then Vyaghata until 10:50 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:42 · Balava until 01:41 Sun · Kaulava until 12:30 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:42Upper 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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiFriday 8 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:35 and 08:15.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.