Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 May 2067A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:07. Yamaganda 07:11 to 08:53. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 23:17Moonrise 09:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 May 2067

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 20:01, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 May

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:11 to 08:53
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:31
  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.19:07
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:17

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 20:01 · Shashthi until 22:29 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:46, then Pushya until 23:47 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:56, then Ganda until 09:54 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 06:49 · Balava until 20:01 · Kaulava until 09:14 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:31Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe 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 24 MayBreak the fast on Thursday 26 May after sunrise.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 25 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.