Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 May 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:07. Gulika Kalam 07:11 to 08:53. Rahu Kalam 10:35 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:42 to 17:25.00061218Moonset 16:57Moonrise 04:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 May 2012

Friday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 00:06 Sat, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 18 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:35 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:11 to 08:53
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:35 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:42 to 17:25
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:10 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 00:06 Sat · Chaturdashi until 02:42 Sun
  • NakshatraAshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:32 Sat
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:56, then Saubhagya until 17:01 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:50 · Vanija until 00:06 Sat · Vishti until 13:24 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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.

  • PradoshFriday 18 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiThursday 31 MayBreak the fast on Saturday 2 Jun after sunrise.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 1 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.