Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 April 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:44, sunset 18:54. Yamaganda 07:23 to 09:01. Gulika Kalam 10:40 to 12:19. Rahu Kalam 12:19 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 09:25Moonrise 23:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 April 2016

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 20:23, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:44
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:23 to 09:01
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:25
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:40 to 12:19
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:19 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:54
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:18

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 20:23 · Shashthi until 21:05 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:43, then Purva Ashadha until 21:03 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:08, then Siddha until 18:41 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 07:51 · Taitila until 20:23 · Gara until 08:48 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:54Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:18Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe 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 EkadashiTuesday 3 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:38 and 08:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.