Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 27 May 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:25, sunset 19:12. Gulika Kalam 05:25 to 07:08. Rahu Kalam 08:52 to 10:35. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:46. Yamaganda 14:02 to 15:45.00061218Moonset 19:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 27 May 2006

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 10:56, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 27 May

Rahu Kalam runs 08:52 to 10:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:25
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:25 to 07:08
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:52 to 10:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:46
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:02 to 15:45
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:12
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 10:56 · Pratipada until 09:43 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:41, then Rohini until 07:10 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:44 Sun, then Dhriti until 01:02 Mon
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 10:56 · Kimstughna until 22:16 · Bava until 09:43 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:12Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • New moonSaturday 27 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiWednesday 7 JuneBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:13 and 08:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.