Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 May 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:05. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:41 to 17:23. Rahu Kalam 17:23 to 19:05.00061218Moonset 20:06Moonrise 06:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 May 1999

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 13:39, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:23 to 19:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:18
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:41 to 17:23
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:23 to 19:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:06

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 13:39 · Dwitiya until 09:53 Mon
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:39, then Rohini until 05:39 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:58, then Sukarma until 17:53 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:39 · Balava until 23:44 · Kaulava until 09:53 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:18Upper 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
  • 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

  • Padmini EkadashiTuesday 25 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 19:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.