Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 4 May 2061A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:38, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 07:18 to 08:58. Gulika Kalam 10:38 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:58.00061218Moonrise 18:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 4 May 2061

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 19:43, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 4 May

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:38
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:18 to 08:58
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:38 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:55
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 19:43 · Pratipada until 22:12 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:52, then Vishakha until 22:53 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:32, then Vyatipata until 08:28 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:31 · Bava until 19:43 · Balava until 08:57 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 21 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:55Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonWednesday 4 May
  • Purnima fastWednesday 4 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSunday 15 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday 17 May after sunrise.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 16 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.