Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 April 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:46. Yamaganda 07:33 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 18:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 April 2010

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 17:59, then Pratipada.

Observed today Mesha sankranti, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 14 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:33 to 09:09
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:58
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:47

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 17:59 · Pratipada until 18:18 Thu
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:08, then Ashwini until 18:06 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:24, then Vishkambha until 15:37 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 17:59 · Kimstughna until 06:12 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiWednesday 14 April
  • New moonWednesday 14 April
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 14 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiSaturday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:52.
  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 25 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.