Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 May 2120A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:06. Yamaganda 05:30 to 07:12. Gulika Kalam 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 07:49Moonrise 22:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 May 2120

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 06:54, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti, chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:49
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:54 to 10:36
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:33

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then Chaturthi, then PanchamiThe third, fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 06:54 · Chaturthi until 04:10 Fri · Panchami until 01:32 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:08, then Purva Ashadha until 17:14 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:19, then Sadhya until 10:00 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:54 · Bava until 17:31 · Balava until 04:10 Fri · Kaulava until 14:50 Fri

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
  • Moonset07:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiThursday 16 May
  • chaturthiThursday 16 May
  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 16 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiThursday 23 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 05:27 and 08:11.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.