Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 April 2059A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:04, sunset 18:43. Yamaganda 09:13 to 10:48. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:33 to 17:08.00061218Moonset 14:19Moonrise 04:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 April 2059

Tuesday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 06:52, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:40 and 18:43.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:33 to 17:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:04
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:13 to 10:48
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:23 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:19
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:33 to 17:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:09 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 06:52 · Ekadashi until 03:56 Wed · Dwadashi until 00:44 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, Dhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:30, then Dhanishtha until 04:21 Wed, then Shatabhisha until 01:55 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:28, then Shubha until 12:49 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:52 · Bava until 17:26 · Balava until 03:56 Wed · Kaulava until 14:22 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 8 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:40 and 18:43.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiWednesday 23 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:48 and 08:24.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.