Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 May 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:05. Gulika Kalam 05:31 to 07:12. Rahu Kalam 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 20:39Moonrise 06:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 May 2010

Saturday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 05:33, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 May

Rahu Kalam runs 08:54 to 10:36. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:31
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:31 to 07:12
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:10
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:54 to 10:36
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:39

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then Dwitiya, then TritiyaThe first, second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 05:33 · Dwitiya until 04:10 Sun · Tritiya until 02:30 Mon
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:18 Sun, then Mrigashira until 00:25 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:27, then Sukarma until 16:08 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 05:33 · Balava until 16:54 · Kaulava until 04:10 Sun · Taitila until 15:22 Sun

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
  • Moonset20:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:10Upper 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
  • 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.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiSaturday 15 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiMonday 24 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:26 and 07:58.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.