Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 30 April 2106A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:42, sunset 18:56. Gulika Kalam 07:21 to 09:00. Rahu Kalam 10:40 to 12:19. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:37 to 17:16.00061218Moonset 15:32Moonrise 03:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 30 April 2106

Friday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:15, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 05:42 and 06:16.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:40 to 12:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:42
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:21 to 09:00
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:40 to 12:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:32
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:37 to 17:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:42 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:15 · Dwadashi until 06:17 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:18, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 19:39 Sat
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:13, then Vaidhriti until 16:06 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:15 · Kaulava until 18:51 · Taitila until 06:17 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiFriday 30 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:42 and 06:16.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiThursday 13 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 06:26 and 08:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.