Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 May 1990A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:28, sunset 19:08. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:43 to 17:25. Rahu Kalam 17:25 to 19:08.00061218Moonset 14:38Moonrise 02:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 May 1990

Sunday is Apara Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 10:12, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday 22 May after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:25 to 19:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:28
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 14:00
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:43 to 17:25
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:25 to 19:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:08
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:38 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 10:12 · Ekadashi until 07:41 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:02, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 05:24 Mon, then Revati until 03:08 Tue
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:51, then Priti until 11:37 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:12 · Bava until 21:01 · Balava until 07:41 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:08Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar 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.

  • Apara EkadashiSunday 20 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday 22 May after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiMonday 4 JuneBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:24 and 08:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.