Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 2 April 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:40. Yamaganda 07:44 to 09:18. Gulika Kalam 10:51 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 13:17Moonrise 02:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 2 April 1997

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 10:18, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 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 09:18
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:51 to 12:25
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 13:59
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:17
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:55 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 10:18 · Dashami until 07:52 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:55, then Shravana until 14:07 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:24, then Siddha until 09:14 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:18 · Vanija until 21:08 · Vishti until 07:52 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 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:55Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 18:40.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 4 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.