Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 2 May 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 18:57. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:37 to 17:17. Rahu Kalam 17:17 to 18:57.00061218Moonset 06:53Moonrise 20:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 2 May 1999

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 01:09 Mon, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:17 to 18:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:53
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:37 to 17:17
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:17 to 18:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:28

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 01:09 Mon · Tritiya until 03:34 Tue
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:24, then Anuradha until 10:22 Mon
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:44 Mon, then Parigha until 01:39 Tue
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 11:56 · Gara until 01:09 Mon · Vanija until 14:22 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:28Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiTuesday 11 MayBreak the fast on Thursday 13 May after sunrise.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 12 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.