Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 May 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:07. Yamaganda 08:53 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:42 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 00:41Moonrise 10:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 May 2021

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 12:33, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:42 to 17:24. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:53 to 10:36
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:34
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:42 to 17:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:41 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 12:33 · Saptami until 12:51 Wed
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:55, then Ashlesha until 15:48 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:16 Wed, then Dhruva until 01:09 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:33 · Gara until 00:47 Wed · Vanija until 12:51 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise10:34Upper 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.

  • shashthiTuesday 18 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.