Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 27 February 1984A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:49, sunset 18:19. Rahu Kalam 08:16 to 09:42. Yamaganda 11:08 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 14:01 to 15:27.00061218Moonset 14:24Moonrise 04:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 27 February 1984

Monday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 14:30, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:49 and 09:06.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:16 to 09:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:49
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:16 to 09:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:08 to 12:34
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:01 to 15:27
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:19
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:50 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 14:30 · Dwadashi until 16:39 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:11, then Uttara Ashadha until 17:49 Tue
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:33 Tue, then Variyan until 02:12 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:30 · Kaulava until 03:33 Tue · Taitila until 16:39 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:19Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiMonday 27 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:49 and 09:06.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 13 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:43 and 18:29.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 14 MarchFollowers 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.