Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 22 April 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 18:51. Yamaganda 07:27 to 09:05. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 14:24Moonrise 03:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 22 April 1998

Wednesday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 09:42, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Friday 24 Apr after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:20 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:49
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:27 to 09:05
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:20
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:24
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:31 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 09:42 · Ekadashi until 07:09 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, Shatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:26, then Shatabhisha until 05:42 Thu, then Purva Bhadrapada until 03:26 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:58, then Brahma until 12:39 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:42 · Bava until 20:30 · Balava until 07:09 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:31Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Friday 24 Apr after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiThursday 7 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 05:36 and 08:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.