Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 5 April 2081A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:42. Gulika Kalam 06:06 to 07:41. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:50. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 15:18Moonrise 04:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 5 April 2081

Saturday is Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:06 and 07:48.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:15 to 10:50. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:06 to 07:41
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:15 to 10:50
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:28 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 07:48 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:54, then Shatabhisha until 15:56 Sun
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:23 Sun, then Shukla until 06:15 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:31 · Taitila until 07:48 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 5 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 06:06 and 07:48.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSaturday 19 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 08:04 and 08:26.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 20 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.