Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 May 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:35, sunset 19:00. Yamaganda 07:16 to 08:57. Gulika Kalam 10:37 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 15:27Moonrise 03:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 May 2002

Wednesday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:34, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:35 and 08:15.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 May

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:35
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:16 to 08:57
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:37 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:27
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:58 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 05:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:34 · Dwadashi until 10:55 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:10 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:32, then Vishkambha until 11:25 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:34 · Kaulava until 21:46 · Taitila until 10:55 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 8 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:35 and 08:15.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 22 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:41 and 19:09.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 23 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.