Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 1 May 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:41, sunset 18:56. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:37 to 17:17. Rahu Kalam 17:17 to 18:56.00061218Moonset 11:51Moonrise 02:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 1 May 2005

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 22:48, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 1 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:17 to 18:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:41 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:41
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:51
  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 18:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:00 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:41 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 22:48 · Navami until 20:44 Mon
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:32, then Dhanishtha until 21:14 Mon
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:58, then Shukla until 13:09 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:54 · Kaulava until 22:48 · Taitila until 09:45 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:41The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 1 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 4 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:38 and 08:17.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.