Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 April 2112A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:48. Gulika Kalam 05:55 to 07:31. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 08:41Moonrise 22:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 April 2112

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 14:21, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:08 to 10:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:55 to 07:31
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:41
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:45
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:42

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 14:21 · Panchami until 13:43 Sun
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:52, then Jyeshtha until 09:59 Sun
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:15, then Variyan until 06:44 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:21 · Kaulava until 02:05 Sun · Taitila until 13:43 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:42Upper 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.

  • chaturthiSaturday 16 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.