Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 21 May 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:27, sunset 19:09. Rahu Kalam 07:10 to 08:53. Yamaganda 10:35 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 14:01 to 15:43.00061218Moonset 19:34Moonrise 05:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 21 May 2012

Monday in New Delhi.

Pratipada all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 May

Rahu Kalam runs 07:10 to 08:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:27
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:31
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:10 to 08:53
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:35 to 12:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:01 to 15:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:09
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:34

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipadaThe first lunar day of the waxing MoonPratipada until 07:44 Tue
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:47, then Rohini until 15:43 Tue
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:08, then Sukarma until 20:02 Tue
  • KaranaKimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 18:32 · Bava until 07:44 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:09Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:31Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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

  • 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.