Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 May 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:06. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:42 to 17:24. Rahu Kalam 17:24 to 19:06.00061218Moonset 08:45Moonrise 22:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 May 2014

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 15:13, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:24 to 19:06. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:45
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:42 to 17:24
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:24 to 19:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 15:13 · Panchami until 12:32 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:04 Mon, then Uttara Ashadha until 22:13 Mon
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:11, then Shubha until 09:54 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:13 · Kaulava until 01:52 Mon · Taitila until 12:32 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 18 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSaturday 24 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:48 and 08:10.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.