Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 May 2081A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:06. Gulika Kalam 07:12 to 08:54. Rahu Kalam 10:36 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Yamaganda 15:42 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 01:42Moonrise 12:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 May 2081

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 15:48, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

Rahu Kalam runs 10:36 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:12 to 08:54
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:36 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:26
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:42 to 17:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:42 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 15:48 · Navami until 13:38 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:06 Sat, then Purva Phalguni until 00:41 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:09, then Vyaghata until 15:19 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:48 · Balava until 02:43 Sat · Kaulava until 13:38 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise12:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 16 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiMonday 19 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:28 and 07:06.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.