Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 April 2105A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Yamaganda 07:33 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 19:41Moonrise 06:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 April 2105

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 19:23, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Gudi Padwa, Mesha sankranti, Ugadi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:02
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:33 to 09:09
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:22
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:41

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 19:23 · Dwitiya until 15:46 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:14, then Bharani until 18:26 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:53, then Priti until 16:47 Thu
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 09:13 · Bava until 19:23 · Balava until 05:33 Thu · Kaulava until 15:46 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Gudi PadwaWednesday 15 April
  • Mesha sankrantiWednesday 15 April
  • UgadiWednesday 15 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 18:52.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.