Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 6 May 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:36, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 07:17 to 08:57. Gulika Kalam 10:38 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 22:47Moonrise 08:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 6 May 1992

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 16:47, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 May

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:36 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:36
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:17 to 08:57
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:27
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:38 to 12:18
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:47

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:36 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 16:47 · Panchami until 14:41 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:23, then Ardra until 09:04 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:34, then Dhriti until 14:46 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 05:47 · Vishti until 16:47 · Bava until 03:44 Thu · Balava until 14:41 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:36The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:27Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 6 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiTuesday 12 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:39 and 08:14.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.