Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 2 April 2098A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:40. Yamaganda 07:44 to 09:17. Gulika Kalam 10:51 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 19:16Moonrise 06:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 2 April 2098

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 01:20 Thu, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Gudi Padwa, Ugadi

Times forNew Delhi · 2 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:10
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:24
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:44 to 09:17
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:51 to 12:25
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:16

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 01:20 Thu · Dwitiya until 00:55 Fri
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:36 Thu, then Ashwini until 00:51 Fri
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:42, then Vaidhriti until 20:19 Thu
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 13:23 · Bava until 01:20 Thu · Balava until 13:11 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKalayuktaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Gudi PadwaWednesday 2 April
  • UgadiWednesday 2 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 11 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday 13 Apr after sunrise.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 12 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.