Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 May 2103A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:05. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:54. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 02:14Moonrise 14:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 May 2103

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 02:41 Thu, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:31
  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.14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:14 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 02:41 Thu · Ekadashi until 04:18 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:49, then Uttara Phalguni until 22:10 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:57, then Harshana until 14:28 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:41 · Gara until 02:41 Thu · Vanija until 15:34 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:00Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiWednesday 16 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiThursday 17 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 19:06.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.