Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 15 April 2112A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Gulika Kalam 07:32 to 09:09. Rahu Kalam 10:45 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 15:34 to 17:11.00061218Moonset 07:58Moonrise 21:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 15 April 2112

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 14:37, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Mesha sankranti, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:45 to 12:21. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:32 to 09:09
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:58
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:45 to 12:21
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:34 to 17:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:42

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 14:37 · Chaturthi until 14:21 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:24, then Anuradha until 09:52 Sat
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:29, then Vyatipata until 08:15 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:37 · Bava until 02:32 Sat · Balava until 14:21 Sat

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 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiFriday 15 April
  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 15 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiFriday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:31 and 08:24.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 23 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.