Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 May 2046A 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 03:00Moonrise 15:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 May 2046

Wednesday is Mohini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:28, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:30 and 08:12.

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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:36 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:11
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:00 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 19:28 · Dwadashi until 16:38 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:53, then Hasta until 11:52 Thu
  • YogaHarshana, Vajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:55, then Vajra until 03:34 Thu, then Siddhi until 00:10 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:51 · Vishti until 19:28 · Bava until 06:03 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
  • Moonset03:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:11Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 16 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:30 and 08:12.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiThursday 31 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 05:24 and 08:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.