Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 June 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:23, sunset 19:21. Yamaganda 07:08 to 08:53. Gulika Kalam 10:37 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 14:07.00061218Moonset 19:56Moonrise 06:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 June 2015

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 18:58, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 June

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 14:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:23
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:04
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:08 to 08:53
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:37 to 12:22
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 14:07
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:21
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:56

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 18:58 · Dwitiya until 18:55 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:41, then Ardra until 06:01 Thu
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:30, then Vriddhi until 13:21 Thu
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 07:13 · Bava until 18:58 · Balava until 06:52 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:21Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:04Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha 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

  • Padmini EkadashiSunday 28 JuneBreak the fast on Monday between 05:27 and 08:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.