Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 May 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:06. Gulika Kalam 05:29 to 07:11. Rahu Kalam 08:53 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 00:36Moonrise 10:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 May 2002

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 15:46, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 May

Rahu Kalam runs 08:53 to 10:36. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:29 to 07:11
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:53 to 10:36
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:26
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:36 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 15:46 · Saptami until 14:09 Sun
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:57, then Ashlesha until 17:03 Sun
  • YogaGanda, Vriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:44, then Vriddhi until 04:31 Sun, then Dhruva until 01:58 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:46 · Gara until 03:01 Sun · Vanija until 14:09 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise10:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSaturday 18 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 22 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:41 and 19:09.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 23 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.