Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 April 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:47. Yamaganda 07:32 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:58.00061218Moonrise 18:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 April 2003

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 01:06 Thu, then Pratipada.

Observed today Hanuman Jayanti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 16 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:32 to 09:08
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:24
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 01:06 Thu · Pratipada until 21:18 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:38, then Chitra until 07:39 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, Harshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:48, then Harshana until 03:34 Thu, then Vajra until 23:18 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:59 · Bava until 01:06 Thu · Balava until 11:11 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 52 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Hanuman JayantiWednesday 16 April
  • Full moonWednesday 16 April
  • Purnima fastWednesday 16 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 27 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 05:44 and 08:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.