Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 June 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:23, sunset 19:19. Yamaganda 07:07 to 08:52. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 14:06.00061218Moonset 21:54Moonrise 08:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 June 2013

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 June

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 14:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:07 to 08:52
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:25
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:36 to 12:21
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 14:06
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:19
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:54

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthiThe fourth lunar day of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 06:55 Thu
  • NakshatraPushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:55 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:54, then Vyaghata until 23:28 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:53 · Vishti until 06:55 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:19Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:25Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe 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

  • Nirjala EkadashiWednesday 19 JuneBreak the fast on Friday 21 Jun after sunrise.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 20 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.