Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 26 April 2132A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:45, sunset 18:54. Gulika Kalam 05:45 to 07:23. Rahu Kalam 09:02 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:46. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 04:14Moonrise 15:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 26 April 2132

Saturday is Padmini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:39, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:44 and 08:22.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:02 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:45
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:45 to 07:23
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:02 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:46
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:36
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:54
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:14 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 08:39 · Dwadashi until 09:22 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:27, then Uttara Phalguni until 17:55 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:48, then Vyaghata until 20:29 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:39 · Bava until 20:57 · Balava until 09:22 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:54Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Padmini EkadashiSaturday 26 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:44 and 08:22.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parama EkadashiSunday 11 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 19:03.
  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 12 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.