Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 April 2131A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:47. Rahu Kalam 07:32 to 09:08. Yamaganda 10:45 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 08:14Moonrise 22:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 April 2131

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi all day.

Observed today Mesha sankranti, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 April

Rahu Kalam runs 07:32 to 09:08. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:32 to 09:08
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:14
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:45 to 12:21
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:05

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthiThe fourth lunar day of the waning MoonChaturthi until 06:25 Tue
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:55 Tue, then Jyeshtha until 04:15 Wed
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:32 Tue, then Variyan until 00:56 Wed
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:26 · Balava until 06:25 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiMonday 16 April
  • Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 16 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 23 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:51.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 24 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.