Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 April 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 07:28 to 09:06. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 04:04Moonrise 15:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 April 2005

Wednesday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:18, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:50 and 08:25.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:28 to 09:06
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:20
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:05
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:04 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 15:18 · Dwadashi until 16:18 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:05 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:21, then Dhruva until 18:04 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:18 · Bava until 03:53 Thu · Balava until 16:18 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:05Upper 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 4 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:38 and 08:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.