Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 May 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:07. Yamaganda 05:29 to 07:11. Gulika Kalam 08:53 to 10:35. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 05:35Moonrise 19:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 May 2000

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 13:04, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 18 May

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:29 to 07:11
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:35
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:53 to 10:35
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:10

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 13:04 · Pratipada until 14:47 Fri
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:09, then Anuradha until 14:27 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:29, then Shiva until 00:00 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:04 · Balava until 01:53 Fri · Kaulava until 14:47 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:10Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonThursday 18 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiMonday 29 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:42 and 19:13.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 30 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.