Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 June 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:24, sunset 19:21. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:50. Yamaganda 12:23 to 14:07. Gulika Kalam 15:52 to 17:37. Rahu Kalam 17:37 to 19:21.00061218Moonset 23:23Moonrise 09:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 June 2056

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 15:23, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 June

Rahu Kalam runs 17:37 to 19:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:24
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:50
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:50
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:23 to 14:07
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:52 to 17:37
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:37 to 19:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:21
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:23

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 15:23 · Shashthi until 14:32 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:28, then Magha until 09:28 Mon
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:37, then Vajra until 13:55 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:23 · Kaulava until 03:02 Mon · Taitila until 14:32 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:21Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:50Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiFriday 23 JuneBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:48 and 19:22.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 JuneFollowers 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.