Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 May 2012A 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 21:11Moonrise 07:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 May 2012

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 09:57, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:06
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:09 to 08:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:35 to 12:18
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 14:01
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:10
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:11

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 09:57 · Tritiya until 11:49 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:25, then Ardra until 20:45 Thu
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:42, then Shula until 21:06 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:57 · Taitila until 22:56 · Gara until 11:49 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 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:06Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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 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.