Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 5 April 2138A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:41. Gulika Kalam 06:07 to 07:41. Rahu Kalam 09:16 to 10:50. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 14:09Moonrise 03:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 5 April 2138

Saturday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 10:49, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday 7 Apr after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 April

Rahu Kalam runs 09:16 to 10:50. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:07 to 07:41
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:16 to 10:50
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:41
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:48 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 10:49 · Ekadashi until 08:18 Sun
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:11, then Dhanishtha until 15:24 Sun
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:18, then Sadhya until 09:07 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:49 · Bava until 21:34 · Balava until 08:18 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:41Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Monday 7 Apr after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 21 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:50 and 08:25.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.