Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 5 May 1990A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:38, sunset 18:59. Gulika Kalam 05:38 to 07:18. Rahu Kalam 08:58 to 10:38. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:38.00061218Moonset 03:19Moonrise 15:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 5 May 1990

Saturday is Mohini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:27, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:37 and 08:17.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 May

Rahu Kalam runs 08:58 to 10:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:38
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:38 to 07:18
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:58 to 10:38
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:38
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:19 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 16:27 · Dwadashi until 18:17 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:21 Sun
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:21, then Harshana until 15:47 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:27 · Bava until 05:19 Sun · Balava until 18:17 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mohini EkadashiSaturday 5 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:37 and 08:17.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSunday 20 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday 22 May after sunrise.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21 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.