Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 May 2042A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:05. Yamaganda 05:31 to 07:12. Gulika Kalam 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 14:41Moonrise 03:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 May 2042

Thursday is Apara Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:19, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 19:05.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 May

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:31 to 07:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:54 to 10:36
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:41
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:11 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:19 · Ekadashi until 04:32 Fri · Dwadashi until 01:32 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:56, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 10:52 Fri
  • YogaVaidhriti, Vishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:29, then Vishkambha until 04:08 Fri, then Priti until 00:36 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:19 · Bava until 17:57 · Balava until 04:32 Fri · Kaulava until 15:03 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Apara EkadashiThursday 15 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 19:05.
  • Vrishabha sankrantiThursday 15 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiFriday 30 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:24 and 08:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.