Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 February 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:48, sunset 18:20. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 12:34 to 14:01. Gulika Kalam 15:27 to 16:53. Rahu Kalam 16:53 to 18:20.00061218Moonset 04:57Moonrise 14:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 February 1988

Sunday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:15, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:48 and 09:05.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:53 to 18:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:48
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:34 to 14:01
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:30
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:27 to 16:53
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:53 to 18:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:57 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 11:15 · Dwadashi until 13:44 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:41, then Pushya until 02:43 Tue
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:55, then Saubhagya until 07:44 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:15 · Bava until 00:28 Mon · Balava until 13:44 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:30Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna 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.

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 28 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday between 06:48 and 09:05.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 14 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:31 and 08:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.