Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 April 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:49. Yamaganda 07:29 to 09:06. Gulika Kalam 10:44 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 01:05Moonrise 10:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 April 2040

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Saptami all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:35
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:44 to 12:21
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:05 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptamiThe seventh lunar day of the waxing MoonSaptami until 05:55 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:21, then Punarvasu until 14:22 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:06 Thu, then Dhriti until 04:57 Fri
  • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:40 · Vanija until 05:55 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 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise10:35Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe 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

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 23 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:47 and 08:23.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.