Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 14 February 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 18:10. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:36 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:23 to 16:46. Rahu Kalam 16:46 to 18:10.00061218Moonset 14:17Moonrise 05:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 14 February 1988

Sunday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:19, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:01 and 08:19.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:46 to 18:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:36 to 13:59
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:17
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:23 to 16:46
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:46 to 18:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:10
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:09 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 11:19 · Dwadashi until 08:19 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:46, then Purva Ashadha until 09:29 Mon
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:21, then Siddhi until 16:31 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:19 · Kaulava until 21:53 · Taitila until 08:19 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:10Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiSunday 14 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:01 and 08:19.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 28 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday between 06:48 and 09:05.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.