Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 3 May 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:39, sunset 18:57. Gulika Kalam 05:39 to 07:19. Rahu Kalam 08:59 to 10:38. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:38.00061218Moonset 22:40Moonrise 08:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 3 May 2014

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 13:18, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 3 May

Rahu Kalam runs 08:59 to 10:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:39
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:39 to 07:19
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:49
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:59 to 10:38
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:40

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 13:18 · Panchami until 15:03 Sun
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:08, then Ardra until 15:28 Sun
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:34 Sun, then Dhriti until 04:08 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:18 · Bava until 02:07 Sun · Balava until 15:03 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:49Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 3 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSaturday 10 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 19:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.