Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 April 2042A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:48. Yamaganda 07:31 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 14:43Moonrise 04:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 April 2042

Wednesday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 21:34, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:54 and 08:28.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:31 to 09:08
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:43
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:06 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 21:34 · Dwadashi until 18:25 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:55, then Shatabhisha until 06:46 Thu
  • YogaShubha, Shukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:04, then Shukla until 02:37 Thu, then Brahma until 22:50 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:59 · Balava until 21:34 · Kaulava until 08:02 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:06Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 16 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:54 and 08:28.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 30 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:56.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.