Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 April 2069A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:49. Yamaganda 05:52 to 07:29. Gulika Kalam 09:06 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 15:34Moonrise 04:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 April 2069

Thursday is Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:20 Fri, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:52 to 07:29
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:06 to 10:44
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:35
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:01 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 02:20 Fri · Trayodashi until 22:55 Fri
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:22, then Purva Bhadrapada until 09:59 Fri
  • YogaShukla, Brahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:11, then Brahma until 02:35 Fri, then Indra until 22:40 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:54 · Taitila until 02:20 Fri · Gara until 12:40 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 18 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 1 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:57.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 05:39 and 07:04.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.