Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 April 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:48, sunset 18:52. Yamaganda 07:26 to 09:04. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 07:11Moonrise 21:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 April 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 22:40, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:20 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:48
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:11
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:26 to 09:04
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:20
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:45

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 22:40 · Chaturthi until 01:07 Fri
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:08 Thu, then Jyeshtha until 03:07 Fri
  • YogaVariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:23 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:26 · Vishti until 22:40 · Bava until 11:53 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe 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 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.