Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 April 2038A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:46. Yamaganda 07:33 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 03:08Moonrise 13:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 April 2038

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 10:32, then Dashami.

Observed today Mesha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 14 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:33 to 09:09
  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.13:17
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:08 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 10:32 · Dashami until 08:52 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:14, then Ashlesha until 07:22 Thu
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:26, then Shula until 06:03 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:32 · Taitila until 21:48 · Gara until 08:52 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise13:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKalayuktaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiWednesday 14 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 15 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday 17 Apr after sunrise.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 16 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.