Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 May 2136A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:06. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:54. Gulika Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 14:00.00061218Moonrise 19:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 May 2136

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 06:52, then Pratipada.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti, Full moon

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. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:46

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then Pratipada, then DwitiyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first and second of the waning MoonPurnima until 06:52 · Pratipada until 02:59 Thu · Dwitiya until 23:16 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:22, then Anuradha until 09:20 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, Parigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:21, then Parigha until 03:03 Thu, then Shiva until 22:54 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 06:52 · Balava until 16:55 · Kaulava until 02:59 Thu · Taitila until 13:06 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 36 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiWednesday 16 May
  • Full moonWednesday 16 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSaturday 26 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:26 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.