Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 April 2050A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:48. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 12:21 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:35 to 17:11. Rahu Kalam 17:11 to 18:48.00061218Moonset 14:35Moonrise 03:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 April 2050

Sunday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 06:01, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 08:27 and 08:27.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:11 to 18:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:21 to 13:58
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:35
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:35 to 17:11
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:11 to 18:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:23 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 06:01 · Ekadashi until 03:11 Mon · Dwadashi until 00:14 Tue
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:39, then Shatabhisha until 10:33 Mon
  • YogaShubha, Shukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:09, then Shukla until 04:42 Mon, then Brahma until 01:09 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:01 · Bava until 16:38 · Balava until 03:11 Mon · Kaulava until 13:43 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar 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.

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 17 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 08:27 and 08:27.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiMonday 2 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:09 and 08:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.