Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 May 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:26, sunset 19:10. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:18 to 14:01. Gulika Kalam 15:44 to 17:27. Rahu Kalam 17:27 to 19:10.00061218Moonset 17:34Moonrise 05:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 May 1998

Sunday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 07:39, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 24 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:27 to 19:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:26
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 14:01
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:44 to 17:27
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:27 to 19:10
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:10
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:06 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then Chaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 07:39 · Chaturdashi until 04:17 Mon · Amavasya until 01:02 Tue
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:35 Mon, then Krittika until 00:08 Tue
  • YogaSaubhagya, Shobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:58, then Shobhana until 03:06 Mon, then Atiganda until 23:21 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:39 · Vishti until 17:58 · Shakuni until 04:17 Mon · Chatushpada until 14:38 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:10Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:06Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriSunday 24 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiFriday 5 JuneBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:44 and 19:16.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 6 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:23 and 05:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.