Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 May 1990A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:05. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:54. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 10:36Moonrise 00:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 May 1990

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 12:47, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:12 to 08:54
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:36 to 12:18
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:36
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:25 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 12:47 · Saptami until 13:17 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:11, then Shravana until 07:30 Thu
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:49, then Brahma until 21:00 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:47 · Vishti until 01:07 Thu · Bava until 13:17 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:25Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 16 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSunday 20 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday 22 May after sunrise.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.