Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 1 April 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:11, sunset 18:39. Yamaganda 07:45 to 09:18. Gulika Kalam 10:52 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 00:49Moonrise 10:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 1 April 2009

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 11:13, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 1 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:45 to 09:18
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:08
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:52 to 12:25
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:39
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:49 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 11:13 · Saptami until 09:06 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:07, then Ardra until 21:46 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:47, then Shobhana until 17:57 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 11:13 · Gara until 22:09 · Vanija until 09:06 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:39Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise10:08Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 1 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 06:57 and 08:36.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.