Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 19 May 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:28, sunset 19:07. Gulika Kalam 05:28 to 07:11. Rahu Kalam 08:53 to 10:35. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:43.00061218Moonset 17:50Moonrise 04:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 19 May 2012

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 02:42 Sun, then Amavasya.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 19 May

Rahu Kalam runs 08:53 to 10:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:28
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:28 to 07:11
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:53 to 10:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:43
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:48 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 02:42 Sun · Amavasya until 05:17 Mon
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:32, then Bharani until 09:41 Sun
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:01, then Shobhana until 18:06 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:24 · Shakuni until 02:42 Sun · Chatushpada until 16:00 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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.

  • Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 19 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.