Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 24 April 2120A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 18:52. Yamaganda 07:25 to 09:03. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 15:29Moonrise 03:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 24 April 2120

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

Ekadashi until 07:25, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:25 to 09:03
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:20
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:29
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:52 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:25 · Dwadashi until 05:45 Thu · Trayodashi until 04:17 Fri
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:21, then Purva Bhadrapada until 05:25 Thu, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 04:41 Fri
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:02, then Indra until 11:38 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:25 · Kaulava until 18:34 · Taitila until 05:45 Thu · Gara until 16:59 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:52Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 24 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiWednesday 24 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiThursday 9 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 05:34 and 08:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.