Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 6 April 2138A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:42. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Yamaganda 12:24 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:33 to 17:07. Rahu Kalam 17:07 to 18:42.00061218Moonset 15:16Moonrise 04:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 6 April 2138

Sunday is Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:18, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 April

Rahu Kalam runs 17:07 to 18:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 13:58
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:16
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:33 to 17:07
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:07 to 18:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:23 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:18 · Dwadashi until 05:44 Mon · Trayodashi until 03:11 Tue
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:24, then Shatabhisha until 13:35 Mon
  • YogaSadhya, Shubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:07, then Shubha until 05:53 Mon, then Shukla until 02:40 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:18 · Kaulava until 19:01 · Taitila until 05:44 Mon · Gara until 16:27 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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 Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 6 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiSunday 6 April

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.