Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 April 2069A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:48. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:07. Gulika Kalam 10:44 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 14:30Moonrise 03:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 April 2069

Wednesday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:47, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:48.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:30 to 09:07
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:44 to 12:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:30
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:20 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:47 · Ekadashi until 05:20 Thu · Dwadashi until 02:20 Fri
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:14, then Shatabhisha until 12:22 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:20, then Shukla until 06:11 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:47 · Bava until 18:38 · Balava until 05:20 Thu · Kaulava until 15:54 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:20Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 17 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:48.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 1 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:57.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 05:39 and 07:04.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.