Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 28 May 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:25, sunset 19:12. Yamaganda 07:08 to 08:52. Gulika Kalam 10:35 to 12:19. Rahu Kalam 12:19 to 14:02.00061218Moonset 18:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 28 May 2014

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 00:10 Thu, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 28 May

Rahu Kalam runs 12:19 to 14:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:25
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:08 to 08:52
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:35 to 12:19
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:19 to 14:02
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:50
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:12

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 00:10 Thu · Pratipada until 01:00 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:56, then Rohini until 19:19 Thu
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:36, then Sukarma until 12:06 Thu
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 11:55 · Naga until 00:10 Thu · Kimstughna until 12:32 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:12Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 28 May
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 28 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiMonday 9 JuneBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:23 and 08:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.