Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 May 2095A 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 05:24Moonrise 18:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 May 2095

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 13:35, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

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. 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.18:14
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:24 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 13:35 · Purnima until 14:53 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:34, then Vishakha until 14:29 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:09 Thu, then Parigha until 02:02 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:35 · Vishti until 02:17 Thu · Bava until 14:53 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
  • Moonset05:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise18:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRakshasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Purnima fastWednesday 18 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSunday 29 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 07:16 and 08:10.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 30 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.