Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 3 April 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:40. Yamaganda 07:44 to 09:17. Gulika Kalam 10:51 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 08:18Moonrise 22:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 3 April 1991

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 15:47, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 3 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:44 to 09:17
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:18
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:51 to 12:25
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:42

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 15:47 · Panchami until 17:54 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:42, then Anuradha until 10:13 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:43 Thu, then Vyatipata until 04:29 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:47 · Kaulava until 04:47 Thu · Taitila until 17:54 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 3 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 10 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:44.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 11 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.