Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 11 April 2105A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:00, sunset 18:45. Gulika Kalam 06:00 to 07:36. Rahu Kalam 09:12 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 15:15Moonrise 03:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 11 April 2105

Saturday is Parama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:47, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:00 and 08:32.

Times forNew Delhi · 11 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:12 to 10:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:00
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:00 to 07:36
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:12 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:56 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 06:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 10:47 · Dwadashi until 08:37 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:41, then Shatabhisha until 07:20 Sun
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:26, then Shukla until 12:26 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:47 · Kaulava until 21:47 · Taitila until 08:37 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:56Upper 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 moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parama EkadashiSaturday 11 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:00 and 08:32.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 18:52.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.