Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 3 April 2050A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:40. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:50. Yamaganda 12:25 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:32 to 17:06. Rahu Kalam 17:06 to 18:40.00061218Moonset 04:07Moonrise 15:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 3 April 2050

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

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Monday between 06:08 and 08:04.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:06 to 18:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:50
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 13:59
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:21
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:32 to 17:06
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:06 to 18:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:07 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 08:04 Mon
  • NakshatraMaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:48 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:45 Mon, then Ganda until 01:30 Tue
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:53 · Balava until 08:04 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:21Upper 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 Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 3 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:08 and 08:04.

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.