Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 May 2102A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:05. Yamaganda 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:42 to 17:23.00061218Moonset 18:36Moonrise 05:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 May 2102

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 07:18, then Amavasya.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:42 to 17:23. 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.08:54 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.15:42 to 17:23
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:13 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 07:18 · Amavasya until 08:02 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:33 Wed, then Krittika until 02:15 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:09, then Shobhana until 17:54 Wed
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 07:18 · Chatushpada until 19:37 · Naga until 08:02 Wed

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
  • Moonset18:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiTuesday 16 May
  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 16 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiSunday 28 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 06:48 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.