Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 9 April 2059A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:03, sunset 18:43. Yamaganda 07:38 to 09:13. Gulika Kalam 10:48 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 15:27Moonrise 04:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 9 April 2059

Wednesday is Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 00:44 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:03
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:38 to 09:13
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:48 to 12:23
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:27
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:49 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 00:44 Thu · Trayodashi until 21:24 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:55 Thu, then Purva Bhadrapada until 23:22 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:49, then Shukla until 08:59 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:22 · Taitila until 00:44 Thu · Gara until 11:05 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:49Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 9 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiWednesday 23 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:48 and 08:24.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.