Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 13 April 2022A 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 04:35Moonrise 15:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 13 April 2022

Wednesday is Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 04:50 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:25
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:35 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 04:50 Thu · Trayodashi until 03:56 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:37, then Purva Phalguni until 09:56 Thu
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:14, then Vriddhi until 09:51 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:02 · Balava until 04:50 Thu · Kaulava until 16:28 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
  • Moonset04:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 13 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 26 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:43 and 08:22.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.