Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 May 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:04. Yamaganda 07:13 to 08:54. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 01:09Moonrise 12:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 May 1997

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami all day.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 14 May

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:13 to 08:54
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:36 to 12:18
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:00
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:04
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:09 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtamiThe eighth lunar day of the waxing MoonAshtami until 05:40 Thu
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:41, then Magha until 19:46 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:41, then Dhruva until 11:41 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:25 · Bava until 05:40 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:04Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise12:00Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiWednesday 14 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSunday 18 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 05:29 and 08:12.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.