Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 20 April 2100A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 09:06 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 12:20 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:35 to 17:12.00061218Moonset 03:35Moonrise 14:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 20 April 2100

Tuesday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:27, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:50.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:35 to 17:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:06 to 10:43
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:20 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:35 to 17:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:35 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 07:27 · Ekadashi until 05:07 Wed · Dwadashi until 02:12 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:48, then Purva Phalguni until 19:50 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:15, then Vriddhi until 10:06 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:27 · Vanija until 18:22 · Vishti until 05:07 Wed · Bava until 15:43 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 20 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:50.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 4 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:58.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 5 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 05:37 and 06:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.