Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 May 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:05. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:54. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 21:58Moonrise 07:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 May 2002

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 17:59, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Akshaya Tritiya, Vrishabha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 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.07:12 to 08:54
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:33
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:36 to 12:18
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:58

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 17:59 · Chaturthi until 17:41 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:04, then Ardra until 18:28 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:16, then Dhriti until 10:06 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 05:58 · Gara until 17:59 · Vanija until 05:53 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Akshaya TritiyaWednesday 15 May
  • Vrishabha sankrantiWednesday 15 May

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.