Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 May 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:05. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:41 to 17:23. Rahu Kalam 17:23 to 19:05.00061218Moonset 21:37Moonrise 07:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 May 2010

Sunday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 02:30 Mon, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Akshaya Tritiya

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:23 to 19:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:07
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:41 to 17:23
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:23 to 19:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:37

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 02:30 Mon · Chaturthi until 00:38 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:25 Mon, then Ardra until 23:19 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:08, then Dhriti until 13:38 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:22 · Gara until 02:30 Mon · Vanija until 13:36 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:07Upper 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.

  • Akshaya TritiyaSunday 16 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.