Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 14 April 2074A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:47. Gulika Kalam 05:57 to 07:33. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 08:02Moonrise 21:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 14 April 2074

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 12:49, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Mesha sankranti, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 14 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:09 to 10:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:57 to 07:33
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:02
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:45
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 12:49 · Chaturthi until 09:35 Sun
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:49, then Anuradha until 06:18 Sun
  • YogaSiddhi, Vyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:19, then Vyatipata until 05:28 Sun, then Variyan until 02:00 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:49 · Bava until 23:09 · Balava until 09:35 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiSaturday 14 April
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 14 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 21 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:51.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 22 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 05:48 and 05:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.