Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 6 May 2026A 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 08:36Moonrise 23:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 6 May 2026

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 07:52, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

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.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:37
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:17 to 08:57
    3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:36
    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.23:18

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise
    • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 07:52 · Panchami until 10:14 Thu
    • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:54, then Purva Ashadha until 18:46 Thu
    • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:12 Thu, then Sadhya until 01:59 Fri
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:52 · Kaulava until 21:04 · Taitila until 10:14 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 23 min of daylight
    • Moonset08:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise23:18Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • chaturthiWednesday 6 May

    Next Ekadashi

    • Apara EkadashiWednesday 13 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:32 and 08:13.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.