Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 May 2114A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:05. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:54. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 04:09Moonrise 16:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 May 2114

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 16:08, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti, Pradosh

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.16:12
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:09 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 16:08 · Trayodashi until 18:21 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:04, then Chitra until 17:50 Thu
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:15, then Siddhi until 09:57 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:08 · Kaulava until 05:12 Thu · Taitila until 18:21 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiWednesday 16 May
  • PradoshWednesday 16 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiWednesday 30 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:43 and 19:13.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 31 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.