Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 April 2060A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 18:51. Yamaganda 07:27 to 09:05. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 09:16Moonrise 00:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 April 2060

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 12:24, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:20 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:49
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:27 to 09:05
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:16
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:20
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:03 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 12:24 · Shashthi until 12:54 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:57, then Purva Ashadha until 00:48 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:22, then Shiva until 09:46 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:24 · Gara until 00:44 Thu · Vanija until 12:54 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:03Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe 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

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 26 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:54.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 27 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.