Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 11 May 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:33, sunset 19:02. Yamaganda 07:14 to 08:56. Gulika Kalam 10:37 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 01:31Moonrise 12:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 11 May 2011

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 13:09, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 11 May

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:33
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:14 to 08:56
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:37 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:35
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:02
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:31 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 13:09 · Navami until 10:59 Thu
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:15, then Magha until 07:55 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:08, then Dhruva until 07:21 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:09 · Balava until 00:07 Thu · Kaulava until 10:59 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:02Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise12:35Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 11 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 13 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 19:03.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.