Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 May 1993A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:06. Rahu Kalam 07:11 to 08:54. Yamaganda 10:36 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 15:24Moonrise 03:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 May 1993

Monday is Apara Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 13:54, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:29 and 08:12.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 May

Rahu Kalam runs 07:11 to 08:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:11 to 08:54
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:36 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:42
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:06 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 13:54 · Dwadashi until 15:57 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:54, then Revati until 20:29 Tue
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:26, then Priti until 07:10 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:54 · Kaulava until 02:58 Tue · Taitila until 15:57 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Apara EkadashiMonday 17 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:29 and 08:12.

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiMonday 31 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 19:14.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 1 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.