Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 15 April 2129A 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 15:22Moonrise 04:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 15 April 2129

Friday is Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:49, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Observed today Mesha sankranti, Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:45 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:22
  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.04:23 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 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:49 · Dwadashi until 05:39 Sat · Trayodashi until 03:36 Sun
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:08, then Purva Bhadrapada until 20:47 Sat
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:57, then Brahma until 19:07 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:49 · Kaulava until 18:43 · Taitila until 05:39 Sat · Gara until 16:36 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
  • Moonset15:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 15 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
  • Mesha sankrantiFriday 15 April
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiFriday 15 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSaturday 30 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:41 and 08:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.