Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 May 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:07. Yamaganda 07:11 to 08:53. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 02:31Moonrise 13:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 May 2005

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dashami all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 May

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:11 to 08:53
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:36 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:48
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:31 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashamiThe tenth lunar day of the waxing MoonDashami until 06:30 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:55, then Uttara Phalguni until 17:27 Thu
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:17 Thu, then Vajra until 02:46 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 17:58 · Gara until 06:30 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise13:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 20 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:28 and 06:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.