Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 May 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:28, sunset 19:08. Yamaganda 07:11 to 08:53. Gulika Kalam 10:35 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 21:15Moonrise 07:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 May 2015

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 06:26, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 May

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:28
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:11 to 08:53
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:22
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:35 to 12:18
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:08
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:15

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 06:26 · Tritiya until 05:40 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:45, then Ardra until 21:08 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, Dhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:29, then Dhriti until 04:49 Thu, then Shula until 03:43 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 06:26 · Taitila until 17:58 · Gara until 05:40 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:08Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:22Upper 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
  • 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

  • Nirjala EkadashiFriday 29 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:25 and 08:10.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.