Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 14 April 2091A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:46. 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 15:00Moonrise 03:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 14 April 2091

Saturday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:44, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:56 and 08:30.

Observed today Mesha sankranti

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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:59 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 16:44 · Dwadashi until 19:07 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:45, then Shatabhisha until 09:33 Sun
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:09, then Shukla until 08:55 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:44 · Kaulava until 05:53 Sun · Taitila until 19:07 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:59Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 14 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:56 and 08:30.
  • Mesha sankrantiSaturday 14 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSunday 29 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 18:55.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 30 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.