Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 8 May 2061A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:35, sunset 19:01. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:39 to 17:20. Rahu Kalam 17:20 to 19:01.00061218Moonset 07:50Moonrise 22:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 8 May 2061

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 05:20 Mon, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:20 to 19:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:35
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:50
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 13:59
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:39 to 17:20
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:20 to 19:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 05:20 Mon · Panchami until 07:13 Tue
  • NakshatraMulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:37 Mon
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:19, then Siddha until 12:02 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:16 · Balava until 05:20 Mon · Kaulava until 18:20 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 8 May
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 8 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSunday 15 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday 17 May after sunrise.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 16 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.