Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 May 2042A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:05. Gulika Kalam 07:12 to 08:54. Rahu Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:42 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 15:47Moonrise 03:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 May 2042

Friday is Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 01:32 Sat, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:36 to 12:18. 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.07:12 to 08:54
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:36 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:42 to 17:24
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:46 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 01:32 Sat · Trayodashi until 22:26 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:52, then Revati until 08:38 Sat
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:36 Sat, then Ayushman until 20:58 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:03 · Taitila until 01:32 Sat · Gara until 11:59 Sat

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 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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 Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 16 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

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.