Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 4 April 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:40. Yamaganda 07:43 to 09:17. Gulika Kalam 10:51 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 06:41Moonrise 20:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 4 April 2007

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 03:50 Thu, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:41
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:43 to 09:17
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:51 to 12:25
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:15

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 03:50 Thu · Tritiya until 06:09 Fri
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:22, then Swati until 14:18 Thu
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:48 Thu, then Vajra until 06:35 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:36 · Gara until 03:50 Thu · Vanija until 17:01 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe 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 EkadashiFriday 13 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday 15 Apr after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.