Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 April 2100A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 07:27 to 09:05. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 04:08Moonrise 15:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 April 2100

Wednesday is Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:12 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:27 to 09:05
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:20
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:35
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:08 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 02:12 Thu · Trayodashi until 22:49 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:50, then Uttara Phalguni until 17:21 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:06, then Dhruva until 06:30 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:43 · Balava until 02:12 Thu · Kaulava until 12:33 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:35Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 21 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 4 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:58.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 5 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 05:37 and 06:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.