Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 May 2098A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:05. Yamaganda 05:30 to 07:12. Gulika Kalam 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:42.00061218Moonrise 19:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 May 2098

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 12:48, then Pratipada.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 15 May

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:30 to 07:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:54 to 10:36
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:42
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:22

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 12:48 · Pratipada until 13:10 Fri
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:21, then Anuradha until 20:31 Fri
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:25, then Parigha until 12:42 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:48 · Balava until 00:55 Fri · Kaulava until 13:10 Fri

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
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKalayuktaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiThursday 15 May
  • Full moonThursday 15 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiMonday 26 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday 28 May after sunrise.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 27 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.