Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 6 May 2051A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:37, sunset 18:59. Gulika Kalam 05:37 to 07:17. Rahu Kalam 08:57 to 10:38. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:39.00061218Moonset 14:38Moonrise 03:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 6 May 2051

Saturday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:01, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:59.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 May

Rahu Kalam runs 08:57 to 10:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:37
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:37 to 07:17
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:57 to 10:38
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:39
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:04 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 08:01 · Ekadashi until 05:12 Sun · Dwadashi until 02:04 Mon
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:23, then Purva Bhadrapada until 04:23 Sun, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 02:04 Mon
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:20, then Vaidhriti until 11:50 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:01 · Bava until 18:40 · Balava until 05:12 Sun · Kaulava until 15:40 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:04Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 6 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:39 and 18:59.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSunday 21 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 05:28 and 08:11.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.