Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 May 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:05. Yamaganda 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:41 to 17:23.00061218Moonset 18:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 May 2018

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 17:18, then Pratipada.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 15 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:41 to 17:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:54 to 10:36
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:59
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:41 to 17:23
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 17:18 · Pratipada until 14:28 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:56, then Krittika until 08:59 Wed
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:06 Wed, then Atiganda until 22:38 Wed
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 06:36 · Naga until 17:18 · Kimstughna until 03:55 Wed · Bava until 14:28 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiTuesday 15 May
  • New moonTuesday 15 May
  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 15 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiFriday 25 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:26 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.