Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 May 2104A 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 10:39Moonrise 00:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 May 2104

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 13:50, then Saptami.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti, shashthi

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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:12 to 08:54
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:36 to 12:18
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:39
  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.00:12 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 13:50 · Saptami until 12:36 Sat
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:42, then Shravana until 09:18 Sat
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:02 Sat, then Brahma until 23:46 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:50 · Vishti until 01:17 Sat · Bava until 12:36 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
  • Moonset10:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiFriday 16 May
  • shashthiFriday 16 May

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.