Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 2 May 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 18:57. Gulika Kalam 05:40 to 07:19. Rahu Kalam 08:59 to 10:39. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:38.00061218Moonrise 19:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 2 May 2026

Saturday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 00:50 Sun, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 May

Rahu Kalam runs 08:59 to 10:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:40 to 07:19
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:59 to 10:39
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
    5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:38
    6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
    7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:45

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
    • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 00:50 Sun · Dwitiya until 03:02 Mon
    • NakshatraVishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:10 Sun
    • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:45, then Variyan until 22:28 Sun
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:50 · Kaulava until 00:50 Sun · Taitila until 13:55 Sun

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 17 min of daylight
    • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
    • Moonrise19:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

    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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe 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

    • Apara EkadashiWednesday 13 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:32 and 08:13.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.