Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 2 May 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 18:57. Yamaganda 07:20 to 08:59. Gulika Kalam 10:39 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 07:21Moonrise 21:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 2 May 2018

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 07:40, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 May

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:20 to 08:59
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:21
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:39 to 12:18
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:07

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 07:40 · Tritiya until 09:05 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:38, then Jyeshtha until 19:52 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:22, then Parigha until 09:30 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:40 · Vanija until 20:19 · Vishti until 09:05 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:07Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe 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 EkadashiFriday 11 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:34 and 08:14.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.