Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 2 May 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 18:57. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:38 to 17:17. Rahu Kalam 17:17 to 18:57.00061218Moonset 08:26Moonrise 22:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 2 May 2010

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 15:17, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 2 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:17 to 18:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:26
  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.15:38 to 17:17
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:17 to 18:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 15:17 · Panchami until 16:27 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:36 Mon, then Purva Ashadha until 07:45 Tue
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:26, then Siddha until 20:26 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:17 · Kaulava until 03:47 Mon · Taitila until 16:27 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:54Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 2 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Parama EkadashiSunday 9 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 19:01.
  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 06:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.