Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 May 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:06. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:42 to 17:24. Rahu Kalam 17:24 to 19:06.00061218Moonset 23:11Moonrise 08:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 May 2021

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 10:02, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

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

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:42
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:11

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 10:02 · Panchami until 11:35 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:14, then Punarvasu until 13:22 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:51 Mon, then Ganda until 02:48 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:02 · Bava until 22:52 · Balava until 11:35 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:42Upper 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.

  • chaturthiSunday 16 May

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.