Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 11 April 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:00, sunset 18:45. Yamaganda 07:36 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 09:38Moonrise 23:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 11 April 2012

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 08:21, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 11 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:00
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:36 to 09:11
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:38
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:22
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 08:21 · Shashthi until 06:17 Thu
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:24, then Mula until 11:11 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:57, then Parigha until 13:19 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 08:21 · Gara until 19:14 · Vanija until 06:17 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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 EkadashiMonday 16 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:48.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 17 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:53 and 06:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.