Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 May 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:06. Rahu Kalam 07:11 to 08:54. Yamaganda 10:36 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 23:58Moonrise 09:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 May 2021

Monday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 11:35, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 May

Rahu Kalam runs 07:11 to 08:54. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:11 to 08:54
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:36
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:36 to 12:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:58

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 11:35 · Shashthi until 12:33 Tue
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:22, then Pushya until 14:55 Tue
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:48 Tue, then Vriddhi until 02:16 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:35 · Kaulava until 00:09 Tue · Taitila until 12:33 Tue

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 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:36Upper 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.