Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 April 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:42, sunset 18:55. Yamaganda 07:21 to 09:00. Gulika Kalam 10:40 to 12:19. Rahu Kalam 12:19 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 00:38Moonrise 10:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 April 2020

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 15:13, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 29 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. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:21 to 09:00
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:19
  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.18:55
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:38 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 15:13 · Saptami until 14:40 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:02 Thu, then Pushya until 01:53 Fri
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:47, then Shula until 20:08 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:13 · Gara until 03:01 Thu · Vanija until 14:40 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise10:19Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 29 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSunday 3 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday 5 May after sunrise.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 4 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.