Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 30 April 2042A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:41, sunset 18:56. Yamaganda 07:21 to 09:00. Gulika Kalam 10:39 to 12:19. Rahu Kalam 12:19 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 03:36Moonrise 14:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 30 April 2042

Wednesday is Mohini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 02:53 Thu, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:56.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:19 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:41 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:41
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:21 to 09:00
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:39 to 12:19
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:19 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:46
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:36 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:41 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 02:53 Thu · Dwadashi until 05:30 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:44, then Uttara Phalguni until 02:52 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:34, then Vyaghata until 19:37 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:37 · Vishti until 02:53 Thu · Bava until 16:12 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:41The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 30 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:56.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiThursday 15 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 19:05.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 16 MayFollowers 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.