Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 13 April 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Yamaganda 07:34 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 00:54Moonrise 11:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 13 April 2016

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 21:41, then Ashtami.

Observed today Mesha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 13 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:34 to 09:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:22
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:05
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:54 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 21:41 · Ashtami until 21:29 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:22, then Punarvasu until 14:36 Thu
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:44, then Sukarma until 13:17 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:05 · Vanija until 21:41 · Vishti until 09:29 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise11:05Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiWednesday 13 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 17 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 07:40 and 08:27.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.