Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 3 April 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:40. Yamaganda 07:43 to 09:17. Gulika Kalam 10:51 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 13:59.00061218Moonrise 18:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 3 April 1996

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 05:37 Thu, then Pratipada.

Observed today Hanuman Jayanti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 3 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:43 to 09:17
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:51 to 12:25
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:11
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 05:37 Thu · Pratipada until 04:56 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:00, then Hasta until 10:23 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:14 Thu, then Vyaghata until 01:38 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:46 · Bava until 05:37 Thu · Balava until 17:20 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 31 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:11Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Hanuman JayantiWednesday 3 April
  • Full moonWednesday 3 April
  • Purnima fastWednesday 3 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 14 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 05:56 and 07:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.