Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 11 April 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:01, sunset 18:44. Yamaganda 07:36 to 09:12. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 12:08Moonrise 02:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 11 April 2007

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:25, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 11 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:01
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:36 to 09:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:23
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:08
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:29 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 11:25 · Navami until 10:34 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:59, then Shravana until 23:26 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:06 Thu, then Sadhya until 01:53 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:25 · Taitila until 23:05 · Gara until 10:34 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • ashtamiWednesday 11 April

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.