Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 May 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:05. Gulika Kalam 05:30 to 07:12. Rahu Kalam 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 22:21Moonrise 07:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 May 2021

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 08:00, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 May

Rahu Kalam runs 08:54 to 10:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:30 to 07:12
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:52
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:54 to 10:36
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:21

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 08:00 · Chaturthi until 10:02 Sun
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:39, then Ardra until 11:14 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:28 Sun, then Shula until 02:51 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:00 · Vanija until 21:04 · Vishti until 10:02 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe 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

  • Mohini EkadashiSaturday 22 MayBreak the fast on Monday 24 May after sunrise.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 23 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.