Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 April 2116A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Yamaganda 07:32 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 21:07Moonrise 07:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 April 2116

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 08:46, then Tritiya.

Observed today Mesha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 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.07:09
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:32 to 09:09
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:21
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:07

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 08:46 · Tritiya until 08:04 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:46, then Krittika until 13:40 Thu
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:35, then Ayushman until 11:52 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:46 · Taitila until 20:28 · Gara until 08:04 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
  • Moonset21:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mesha sankrantiWednesday 15 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 23 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 05:47 and 08:23.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.