Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 15 May 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:05. Rahu Kalam 07:12 to 08:54. Yamaganda 10:36 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 13:59 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 06:39Moonrise 21:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 15 May 2006

Monday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 11:37, then Tritiya.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 May

Rahu Kalam runs 07:12 to 08:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:31
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:39
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:12 to 08:54
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:36 to 12:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:59 to 15:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 11:37 · Tritiya until 10:37 Tue
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:44, then Mula until 21:18 Tue
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:57, then Siddha until 13:03 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:37 · Vanija until 23:10 · Vishti until 10:37 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiMonday 15 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiTuesday 23 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:27 and 08:10.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.