Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 April 2106A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Yamaganda 05:56 to 07:33. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 04:23Moonrise 16:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 April 2106

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 13:51, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Mesha sankranti, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:56 to 07:33
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:23 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 13:51 · Trayodashi until 13:24 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:15, then Uttara Phalguni until 19:34 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:25, then Dhruva until 18:02 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:51 · Kaulava until 01:34 Fri · Taitila until 13:24 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise16:07Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiThursday 15 April
  • PradoshThursday 15 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiFriday 30 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:42 and 06:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.