Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 April 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:45. Yamaganda 07:35 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 06:45Moonrise 19:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 April 2017

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 13:15, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:35 to 09:11
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 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.19:47

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 13:15 · Dwitiya until 15:11 Thu
  • NakshatraSwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:05 Thu
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:00, then Vajra until 09:27 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:15 · Taitila until 02:10 Thu · Gara until 15:11 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:47Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:51.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 23 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.