Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 6 May 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:37, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 07:17 to 08:57. Gulika Kalam 10:38 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 07:14Moonrise 21:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 6 May 2015

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 10:07, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 May

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:37
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:14
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:17 to 08:57
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:38 to 12:18
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 10:07 · Tritiya until 09:52 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:40, then Jyeshtha until 13:04 Thu
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:43, then Shiva until 20:19 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:07 · Vanija until 22:03 · Vishti until 09:52 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe 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

  • Apara EkadashiThursday 14 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 05:31 and 08:13.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.