Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 2 May 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 18:57. Rahu Kalam 07:20 to 08:59. Yamaganda 10:39 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:38.00061218Moonset 18:16Moonrise 05:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 2 May 2011

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 10:24, then Amavasya.

Observed today Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 2 May

Rahu Kalam runs 07:20 to 08:59. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:20 to 08:59
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:39 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:38
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:20 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 10:24 · Amavasya until 12:21 Tue
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:07 Tue, then Bharani until 04:27 Wed
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:23, then Ayushman until 17:51 Tue
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 10:24 · Chatushpada until 23:25 · Naga until 12:21 Tue

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
  • Moonset18:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Darsha AmavasyaMonday 2 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 13 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 19:03.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.