Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 May 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:33, sunset 19:03. Yamaganda 07:14 to 08:55. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 15:36Moonrise 04:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 May 1999

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

Ekadashi until 07:17, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 May

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:33
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:14 to 08:55
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:36 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:59
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:36
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:03
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:00 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 05:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:17 · Dwadashi until 04:32 Thu · Trayodashi until 01:13 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:55, then Revati until 17:36 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:30, then Priti until 14:54 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:17 · Kaulava until 17:59 · Taitila until 04:32 Thu · Gara until 14:56 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:03Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:00Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 12 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiWednesday 12 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiTuesday 25 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 19:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.