Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 May 2061A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:05. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:18 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:41 to 17:23. Rahu Kalam 17:23 to 19:05.00061218Moonset 14:40Moonrise 03:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 May 2061

Sunday is Apara Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:48, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday 17 May after sunrise.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:23 to 19:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 14:00
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:40
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:41 to 17:23
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:23 to 19:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:07 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:48 · Ekadashi until 05:47 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:25, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 11:59 Mon
  • YogaVaidhriti, Vishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:32, then Vishkambha until 04:50 Mon, then Priti until 01:36 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:48 · Bava until 18:53 · Balava until 05:47 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.

  • Apara EkadashiSunday 15 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday 17 May after sunrise.
  • Vrishabha sankrantiSunday 15 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiSunday 29 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 19:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.