Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 May 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:06. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:54. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 23:45Moonrise 09:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 May 2040

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 19:06, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:12 to 08:54
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:19
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:36 to 12:18
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:45

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 19:06 · Shashthi until 21:31 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:03, then Pushya until 00:59 Fri
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:03, then Ganda until 13:02 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 05:50 · Balava until 19:06 · Kaulava until 08:20 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:19Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe 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

  • Mohini EkadashiTuesday 22 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:38 and 08:11.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.