Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 May 2052A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:07. Gulika Kalam 05:29 to 07:11. Rahu Kalam 08:53 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 09:01Moonrise 22:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 May 2052

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 09:14, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 May

Rahu Kalam runs 08:53 to 10:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:29 to 07:11
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:53 to 10:36
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:01
  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.19:07
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:46

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 09:14 · Panchami until 10:38 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:41, then Uttara Ashadha until 21:31 Sun
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:47, then Shubha until 06:58 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:14 · Kaulava until 21:59 · Taitila until 10:38 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 18 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiFriday 24 MayBreak the fast on Sunday 26 May after sunrise.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 25 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.