Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 May 2098A 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 05:52Moonrise 20:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 May 2098

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 13:10, then Dwitiya.

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:52
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:12 to 08:54
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:36 to 12:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:42 to 17:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:23

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 13:10 · Dwitiya until 14:02 Sat
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:31, then Jyeshtha until 22:10 Sat
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:42, then Shiva until 12:22 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:10 · Taitila until 01:32 Sat · Gara until 14:02 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
  • Moonset05:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKalayuktaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.