Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 May 2048A 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 22:06Moonrise 07:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 May 2048

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 10:09, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Akshaya Tritiya

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.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:30 to 07:12
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:54
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:54 to 10:36
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:06

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 10:09 · Chaturthi until 12:39 Sun
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:31, then Ardra until 11:34 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:40 Sun, then Shula until 01:33 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:09 · Vanija until 23:26 · Vishti until 12:39 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
  • Moonset22:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:54Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Akshaya TritiyaSaturday 16 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSunday 24 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 05:26 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.