Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 April 2060A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:48. Gulika Kalam 05:53 to 07:30. Rahu Kalam 09:07 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 06:35Moonrise 20:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 April 2060

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:07 to 10:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:53 to 07:30
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:35
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:07 to 10:44
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:13

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiyaThe second lunar day of the waning MoonDwitiya until 07:41 Sun
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:22, then Vishakha until 18:07 Sun
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:56, then Siddhi until 09:43 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 18:34 · Gara until 07:41 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 26 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:54.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 27 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.