Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 28 April 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:43, sunset 18:54. Yamaganda 07:22 to 09:01. Gulika Kalam 10:40 to 12:19. Rahu Kalam 12:19 to 13:58.00061218Moonrise 18:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 28 April 2010

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 17:48, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 28 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:19 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:43
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:22 to 09:01
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:40 to 12:19
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:19 to 13:58
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.18:54
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:58

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 17:48 · Pratipada until 16:12 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:58 Thu, then Vishakha until 03:21 Fri
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:03 Thu, then Vyatipata until 23:50 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:48 · Bava until 17:48 · Balava until 04:56 Thu · Kaulava until 16:12 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:54Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 11 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonWednesday 28 April
  • Purnima fastWednesday 28 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Parama EkadashiSunday 9 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 19:01.
  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 06:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.