Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 May 2135A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:05. Rahu Kalam 07:12 to 08:54. Yamaganda 10:36 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 22:17Moonrise 07:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 May 2135

Monday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 14:08, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Akshaya Tritiya

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

Rahu Kalam runs 07:12 to 08:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:12 to 08:54
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:30
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:36 to 12:18
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:17

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 14:08 · Chaturthi until 14:13 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:29, then Ardra until 17:12 Tue
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:32, then Dhriti until 10:37 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 14:08 · Vanija until 02:14 Tue · Vishti until 14:13 Tue

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
  • Moonset22:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Akshaya TritiyaMonday 16 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiMonday 23 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:49 and 08:11.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 24 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.