Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 8 May 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:35, sunset 19:00. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:39 to 17:20. Rahu Kalam 17:20 to 19:00.00061218Moonset 23:31Moonrise 09:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 8 May 2011

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 16:30, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:20 to 19:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:35
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:30
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:39 to 17:20
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:20 to 19:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:31

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 16:30 · Shashthi until 15:56 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:05, then Punarvasu until 10:20 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:55, then Shula until 14:26 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:30 · Kaulava until 04:17 Mon · Taitila until 15:56 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe 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

  • 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.