Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 13 April 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Yamaganda 07:34 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 15:30Moonrise 04:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 13 April 1988

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

Dwadashi until 01:45 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Observed today Mesha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 13 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:34 to 09:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:30
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:25 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 01:45 Thu · Trayodashi until 22:52 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:29, then Purva Bhadrapada until 16:23 Thu
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:18, then Brahma until 14:50 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:10 · Taitila until 01:45 Thu · Gara until 12:18 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 13 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
  • Mesha sankrantiWednesday 13 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 27 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:09 and 08:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.