Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 30 April 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:42, sunset 18:56. Yamaganda 07:21 to 09:00. Gulika Kalam 10:39 to 12:19. Rahu Kalam 12:19 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 20:05Moonrise 06:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 30 April 2014

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 11:17, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:42
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:24
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:21 to 09:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:39 to 12:19
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:19 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:05

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 11:17 · Dwitiya until 11:23 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:17, then Krittika until 10:01 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:12 Thu, then Shobhana until 03:33 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:17 · Balava until 23:16 · Kaulava until 11:23 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe 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

  • Mohini EkadashiSaturday 10 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 19:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.