Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 May 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:07. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:42 to 17:24. Rahu Kalam 17:24 to 19:07.00061218Moonset 03:28Moonrise 15:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 May 1997

Sunday is Mohini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:38, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 05:29 and 08:12.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:24 to 19:07. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 14:00
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:26
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:42 to 17:24
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:24 to 19:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:28 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 12:38 · Dwadashi until 14:06 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:53 Mon, then Chitra until 05:37 Tue
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:13, then Siddhi until 14:23 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:38 · Bava until 01:27 Mon · Balava until 14:06 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mohini EkadashiSunday 18 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 05:29 and 08:12.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSunday 1 JuneBreak the fast on Monday between 05:24 and 08:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.