Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 May 2026A 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 14:00 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 18:48Moonrise 05:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 May 2026

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 01:31 Sun, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:30 to 07:12
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:54 to 10:36
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
    5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:42
    6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:48
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:25 Sun

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
    • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 01:31 Sun · Pratipada until 21:41 Sun
    • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:31, then Krittika until 14:32 Sun
    • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:26, then Shobhana until 06:16 Sun
    • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 15:23 · Naga until 01:31 Sun · Kimstughna until 11:37 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 35 min of daylight
    • Moonset18:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise05:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

    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.

    • New moonSaturday 16 May
    • Darsha AmavasyaSaturday 16 May

    Next Ekadashi

    • Padmini EkadashiWednesday 27 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:25 and 07:57.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.