Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 April 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:49. Yamaganda 07:29 to 09:06. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 11:47Moonrise 01:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 April 2017

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 04:07 Thu, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 19 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:20 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:29 to 09:06
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:20
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:47
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:33 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 04:07 Thu · Navami until 04:55 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:20 Thu, then Shravana until 01:51 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:52, then Sadhya until 13:48 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:27 · Kaulava until 04:07 Thu · Taitila until 16:37 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • ashtamiWednesday 19 April

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.