Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 May 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:28, sunset 19:08. Yamaganda 07:10 to 08:53. Gulika Kalam 10:35 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 23:13Moonrise 08:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 May 2026

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 11:07, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

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.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:28
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:10 to 08:53
    3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:39
    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.23:13

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise
    • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 11:07 · Panchami until 08:27 Thu
    • NakshatraArdra, Punarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:12, then Punarvasu until 04:12 Thu, then Pushya until 02:50 Fri
    • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:10, then Ganda until 10:59 Thu
    • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:07 · Bava until 21:43 · Balava until 08:27 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 40 min of daylight
    • Moonset23:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise08:39Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • chaturthiWednesday 20 May

    Next Ekadashi

    • Padmini EkadashiWednesday 27 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:25 and 07:57.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.