Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 May 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:06. 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 15:35Moonrise 03:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 May 2031

Saturday is Apara Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:19, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:30 and 08:12.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 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.

  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.15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:18 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 09:19 · Dwadashi until 09:29 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:39, then Revati until 15:36 Sun
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:32 Sun, then Ayushman until 03:57 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:19 · Kaulava until 21:20 · Taitila until 09:29 Sun

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
  • Moonset15:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:18Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Apara EkadashiSaturday 17 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:30 and 08:12.

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiSunday 1 JuneBreak the fast on Monday between 13:43 and 19:14.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 2 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.