Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 2 April 2050A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:40. Gulika Kalam 06:10 to 07:44. Rahu Kalam 09:18 to 10:51. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:50. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 03:34Moonrise 14:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 2 April 2050

Saturday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 05:40 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:40 and 18:40.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:18 to 10:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:10
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:10 to 07:44
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:18 to 10:51
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:50
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:32
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:34 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 05:40 Sun · Dwadashi until 08:04 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:53 Sun, then Magha until 06:48 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:53, then Shula until 00:45 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:25 · Vishti until 05:40 Sun · Bava until 18:53 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiSaturday 2 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:40 and 18:40.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 17 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 08:27 and 08:27.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 18 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.