Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 May 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:25, sunset 19:12. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:19 to 14:02. Gulika Kalam 15:45 to 17:29. Rahu Kalam 17:29 to 19:12.00061218Moonset 20:41Moonrise 05:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 May 2006

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 09:43, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:29 to 19:12. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:25
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:53
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:46
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 14:02
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:45 to 17:29
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:29 to 19:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:12
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:41

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 09:43 · Dwitiya until 09:04 Mon
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:10, then Mrigashira until 07:11 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:02 Mon, then Shula until 23:48 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:43 · Balava until 21:19 · Kaulava until 09:04 Mon

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
  • Moonset20:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:53Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiWednesday 7 JuneBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:13 and 08:09.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.