Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 11 April 2074A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:00, sunset 18:45. Yamaganda 07:36 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonrise 18:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 11 April 2074

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 00:01 Thu, then Pratipada.

Observed today Hanuman Jayanti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 11 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:00
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:36 to 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:24
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 00:01 Thu · Pratipada until 20:13 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:40, then Chitra until 14:42 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:59, then Harshana until 17:43 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:52 · Bava until 00:01 Thu · Balava until 10:08 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 45 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Hanuman JayantiWednesday 11 April
  • Full moonWednesday 11 April
  • Purnima fastWednesday 11 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 21 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:51.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 22 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 05:48 and 05:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.