Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 May 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:04. Yamaganda 07:13 to 08:54. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 02:29Moonrise 14:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 May 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 22:08, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 14 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.07:13 to 08:54
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:36 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:08
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:04
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:29 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 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 22:08 · Ekadashi until 23:27 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:12, then Uttara Phalguni until 17:01 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:18, then Harshana until 09:08 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:39 · Gara until 22:08 · Vanija until 10:44 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:04Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:08Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiWednesday 14 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiThursday 15 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 05:53 and 08:12.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.