Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 April 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:48. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:07. Gulika Kalam 10:44 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 20:03Moonrise 06:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 April 2007

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 13:18, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:07
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:30 to 09:07
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:44 to 12:21
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:03

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 13:18 · Dwitiya until 09:40 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:10, then Bharani until 06:18 Thu
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:21, then Ayushman until 19:23 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:18 · Balava until 23:27 · Kaulava until 09:40 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:07Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha 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

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 27 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 18:54.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 28 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:43 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.