Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 June 2117A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:23, sunset 19:21. Yamaganda 07:08 to 08:53. Gulika Kalam 10:37 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 14:07.00061218Moonset 06:45Moonrise 21:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 June 2117

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 14:16, then Tritiya.

Observed today Mithuna sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 June

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 14:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:23
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:08 to 08:53
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:37 to 12:22
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 14:07
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:21
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 14:16 · Tritiya until 14:10 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:35, then Uttara Ashadha until 20:21 Thu
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:20, then Brahma until 07:06 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 14:16 · Vanija until 02:08 Thu · Vishti until 14:10 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:21Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mithuna sankrantiWednesday 16 June

Next Ekadashi

  • Yogini EkadashiFriday 25 JuneBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:48 and 19:22.
  • Yogini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 26 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:26 and 05:56.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.