Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 May 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:07. Yamaganda 08:53 to 10:35. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:42 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 18:29Moonrise 05:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 May 2004

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 08:11, then Amavasya.

Observed today Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 18 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:42 to 17:24. 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.08:53 to 10:35
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 14:00
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:42 to 17:24
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:20 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 08:11 · Amavasya until 10:22 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:21, then Krittika until 21:11 Wed
  • YogaShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:31 Wed
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 08:11 · Chatushpada until 21:15 · Naga until 10:22 Wed

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
  • Moonset18:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 18 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiSunday 30 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 05:24 and 08:09.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.