Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 5 May 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:37, sunset 18:59. Rahu Kalam 07:18 to 08:58. Yamaganda 10:38 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:39.00061218Moonset 03:01Moonrise 14:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 5 May 2104

Monday is Mohini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 02:20 Tue, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:59.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 May

Rahu Kalam runs 07:18 to 08:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:37
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:18 to 08:58
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:38 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:39
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:01 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 02:20 Tue · Dwadashi until 04:47 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:11, then Uttara Phalguni until 18:10 Tue
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:09 Tue, then Harshana until 05:05 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:08 · Vishti until 02:20 Tue · Bava until 15:34 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mohini EkadashiMonday 5 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:59.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiTuesday 20 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 19:08.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 21 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.