Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 31 May 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:24, sunset 19:14. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:47. Yamaganda 12:19 to 14:03. Gulika Kalam 15:46 to 17:30. Rahu Kalam 17:30 to 19:14.00061218Moonset 00:01Moonrise 10:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 31 May 1998

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 17:00, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:30 to 19:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:24
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:39
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:47
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 14:03
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:46 to 17:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:30 to 19:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:14
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:01 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 17:00 · Saptami until 18:20 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:52, then Magha until 22:56 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:55, then Vyaghata until 09:50 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 17:00 · Gara until 05:35 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:14Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise10:39Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 31 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.