Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 May 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:06. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:54. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 15:12Moonrise 03:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 May 2012

Wednesday is Apara Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:22, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:30 and 08:12.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:12 to 08:54
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:36 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:12
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:00 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 19:22 · Dwadashi until 21:37 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:35 Thu, then Revati until 03:28 Fri
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:13, then Priti until 14:59 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 06:22 · Balava until 19:22 · Kaulava until 08:27 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:00Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Apara EkadashiWednesday 16 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:30 and 08:12.

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiThursday 31 MayBreak the fast on Saturday 2 Jun after sunrise.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 1 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.