Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 May 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:28, sunset 19:08. Yamaganda 07:10 to 08:53. Gulika Kalam 10:35 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 10:19Moonrise 00:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 May 2003

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 18:00, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 May

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:28
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:10 to 08:53
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:19
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:35 to 12:18
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:08
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:33 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 18:00 · Saptami until 17:49 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:26 Thu, then Dhanishtha until 04:15 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:47, then Brahma until 09:23 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 06:24 · Vanija until 18:00 · Vishti until 05:49 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:08Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 21 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiMonday 26 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:28 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.