Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 15 May 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:05. Gulika Kalam 07:12 to 08:54. Rahu Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:41 to 17:23.00061218Moonset 08:25Moonrise 22:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 15 May 1998

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 00:06 Sat, then Panchami.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti, chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:36 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:31
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:12 to 08:54
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:25
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:36 to 12:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:41 to 17:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:21

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 00:06 Sat · Panchami until 00:07 Sun
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:41, then Purva Ashadha until 14:33 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:01, then Sadhya until 06:15 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:56 · Balava until 00:06 Sat · Kaulava until 12:09 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiFriday 15 May
  • chaturthiFriday 15 May
  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 15 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiFriday 22 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:27 and 08:11.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.