Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 May 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:28, sunset 19:08. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:43 to 17:25. Rahu Kalam 17:25 to 19:08.00061218Moonset 18:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 May 2012

Sunday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 05:17 Mon, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 20 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:25 to 19:08. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:28
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 14:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:43 to 17:25
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:25 to 19:08
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:08

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 05:17 Mon · Pratipada until 07:44 Tue
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:41, then Krittika until 12:47 Mon
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:06, then Atiganda until 19:08 Mon
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 16:00 · Naga until 05:17 Mon · Kimstughna until 18:32 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:08Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • New moonSunday 20 May
  • Darsha AmavasyaSunday 20 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.