Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 May 2057A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:07. Gulika Kalam 07:11 to 08:53. Rahu Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:42 to 17:25.00061218Moonrise 18:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 May 2057

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 00:33 Sat, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 18 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:36 to 12:18. 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.07:11 to 08:53
  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 17:25
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 00:33 Sat · Pratipada until 20:49 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:00 Sat, then Anuradha until 21:06 Sat
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:34, then Parigha until 09:26 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:23 · Bava until 00:33 Sat · Balava until 10:41 Sat

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
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:43Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonFriday 18 May
  • Purnima fastFriday 18 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiTuesday 29 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:25 and 06:59.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.