Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 February 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 18:12. Gulika Kalam 06:59 to 08:23. Rahu Kalam 09:47 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 19:51Moonrise 07:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 February 1991

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 23:23, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:47 to 11:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:59 to 08:23
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:38
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:47 to 11:11
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:51

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 23:23 · Tritiya until 22:52 Sun
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:03, then Purva Bhadrapada until 09:24 Sun
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:56, then Siddha until 13:28 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:29 · Kaulava until 23:23 · Taitila until 11:10 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:12Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 24 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday 26 Feb after sunrise.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 25 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.