Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 12 April 2098A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:45. Gulika Kalam 05:59 to 07:35. Rahu Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 04:28Moonrise 15:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 12 April 2098

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

Ekadashi until 08:15, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:10 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:59 to 07:35
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:10 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:28 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 08:15 · Dwadashi until 05:58 Sun · Trayodashi until 03:51 Mon
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:38, then Purva Phalguni until 13:08 Sun
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:05, then Vriddhi until 15:10 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:15 · Bava until 19:05 · Balava until 05:58 Sun · Kaulava until 16:53 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKalayuktaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 12 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiSaturday 12 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 27 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 05:43 and 08:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.