Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 4 June 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:23, sunset 19:16. Yamaganda 07:07 to 08:51. Gulika Kalam 10:35 to 12:20. Rahu Kalam 12:20 to 14:04.00061218Moonset 20:14Moonrise 05:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 4 June 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 21:01, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 June

Rahu Kalam runs 12:20 to 14:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:23
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:25
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:07 to 08:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:35 to 12:20
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:20 to 14:04
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:16
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:14

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 21:01 · Dwitiya until 17:26 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, Mrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:45, then Mrigashira until 03:47 Thu, then Ardra until 01:09 Fri
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:56, then Shula until 07:46 Thu
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 10:56 · Bava until 21:01 · Balava until 07:11 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:16Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:25Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe 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

  • Nirjala EkadashiSaturday 14 JuneBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:23 and 08:10.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.