Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 5 May 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:38, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 07:18 to 08:58. Gulika Kalam 10:38 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 11:15Moonrise 00:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 5 May 2010

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 20:31, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 May

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:38
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:18 to 08:58
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:38 to 12:18
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:15
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:53 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 20:31 · Ashtami until 23:00 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:25, then Shravana until 13:23 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:44, then Shukla until 22:44 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:20 · Bava until 20:31 · Balava until 09:45 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:53Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe 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

  • Parama EkadashiSunday 9 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 19:01.
  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 06:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.