Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 13 April 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Yamaganda 07:34 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 23:25Moonrise 08:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 13 April 2005

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 02:47 Thu, then Shashthi.

Observed today Mesha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 13 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:34 to 09:10
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:44
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:22
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:25

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 02:47 Thu · Shashthi until 04:40 Fri
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:31, then Mrigashira until 15:44 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:18, then Shobhana until 14:34 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:01 · Balava until 02:47 Thu · Kaulava until 15:40 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:44Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiWednesday 13 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiWednesday 20 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:50 and 08:25.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.