Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 April 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:48. Yamaganda 07:31 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 03:57Moonrise 15:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 April 2008

Wednesday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:44, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:54 and 08:28.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:31 to 09:08
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:16
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:57 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 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 10:44 · Dwadashi until 11:30 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:19, then Purva Phalguni until 09:39 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:21 Thu, then Dhruva until 03:06 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:44 · Bava until 23:04 · Balava until 11:30 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiWednesday 16 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:54 and 08:28.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 1 MayBreak the fast on Saturday 3 May after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.