Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 April 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Yamaganda 07:33 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 08:10Moonrise 21:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 April 1998

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 10:24, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:33 to 09:09
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:10
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:22
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 10:24 · Chaturthi until 11:56 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:59 Thu, then Jyeshtha until 06:48 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:27 Thu, then Variyan until 01:26 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:24 · Bava until 23:13 · Balava until 11:56 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 15 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Friday 24 Apr after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 23 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.