Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 6 April 2078A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:05, sunset 18:42. Yamaganda 07:40 to 09:15. Gulika Kalam 10:49 to 12:24. Rahu Kalam 12:24 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 12:10Moonrise 02:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 6 April 2078

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 08:21, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 6 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:24 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:40 to 09:15
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:49 to 12:24
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:10
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:24 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:42 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 08:21 · Navami until 07:53 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:18, then Uttara Ashadha until 06:34 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:28, then Siddha until 18:39 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:21 · Taitila until 20:13 · Gara until 07:53 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 6 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 8 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:43.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 9 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.