Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 12 May 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:32, sunset 19:03. Gulika Kalam 05:32 to 07:13. Rahu Kalam 08:55 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 20:18Moonrise 06:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 12 May 2040

Saturday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 10:17, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 May

Rahu Kalam runs 08:55 to 10:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:32
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:32 to 07:13
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:13
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:55 to 10:36
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:03
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:18

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 10:17 · Dwitiya until 12:02 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:56, then Rohini until 13:18 Sun
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:05, then Atiganda until 09:28 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:17 · Balava until 23:06 · Kaulava until 12:02 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:03Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe 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 EkadashiTuesday 22 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:38 and 08:11.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.