Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 13 May 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:32, sunset 19:04. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:41 to 17:22. Rahu Kalam 17:22 to 19:04.00061218Moonset 12:30Moonrise 01:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 13 May 2012

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 15:23, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 13 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:22 to 19:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:32
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 13:59
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:30
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:41 to 17:22
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:22 to 19:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:04
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:22 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 15:23 · Navami until 16:07 Mon
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:31, then Shatabhisha until 19:59 Mon
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:13, then Indra until 13:45 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:23 · Taitila until 03:40 Mon · Gara until 16:07 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:04Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 13 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiWednesday 16 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:30 and 08:12.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.