Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 April 2049A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:47. Yamaganda 07:33 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 03:52Moonrise 15:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 April 2049

Wednesday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:45, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:56 and 08:23.

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.10:45 to 12:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:24
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:52 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 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 07:45 · Dwadashi until 08:24 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:15, then Purva Phalguni until 11:27 Thu
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:00, then Vriddhi until 09:26 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:45 · Bava until 20:09 · Balava until 08:24 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiWednesday 14 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:56 and 08:23.
  • Mesha sankrantiWednesday 14 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 28 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:43 and 07:01.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.