Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 May 2088A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:29, sunset 19:07. Yamaganda 08:53 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:43 to 17:25.00061218Moonset 16:32Moonrise 04:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 May 2088

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 09:51, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 18 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:43 to 17:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:53 to 10:36
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 14:00
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:43 to 17:25
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:07 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 09:51 · Trayodashi until 07:06 Wed
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:37, then Ashwini until 12:33 Wed
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:58 Wed, then Saubhagya until 21:21 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:51 · Gara until 20:33 · Vanija until 07:06 Wed

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 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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
  • SamvatsaraKilakaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshTuesday 18 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiSunday 30 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 13:43 and 19:14.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 31 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:24 and 06:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.