Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 25 May 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:26, sunset 19:10. Yamaganda 07:09 to 08:52. Gulika Kalam 10:35 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 14:01.00061218Moonset 12:40Moonrise 01:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 25 May 2011

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 13:23, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 25 May

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 14:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:26
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:09 to 08:52
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:35 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 14:01
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:40
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:10
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:10 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 13:23 · Navami until 15:38 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:52, then Purva Bhadrapada until 00:45 Fri
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:40, then Vishkambha until 22:33 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:23 · Taitila until 02:28 Thu · Gara until 15:38 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:10Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:10Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar 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 25 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSaturday 28 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:25 and 08:10.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.