Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 April 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:45. Yamaganda 07:35 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 05:36Moonrise 17:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 April 2006

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 20:24, then Purnima.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:35 to 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:41
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:36 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 20:24 · Purnima until 22:10 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:11, then Hasta until 09:42 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:45, then Vyaghata until 11:15 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:21 · Vanija until 20:24 · Vishti until 09:20 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise17:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:47 and 08:23.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.