Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 February 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:56, sunset 18:15. Yamaganda 08:21 to 09:45. Gulika Kalam 11:10 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 23:58Moonrise 09:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 February 1991

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 19:12, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:21 to 09:45
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:56
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:10 to 12:35
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:15
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:58

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 19:12 · Saptami until 17:26 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:13, then Bharani until 07:15 Thu
  • YogaShukla, Brahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:19, then Brahma until 04:48 Thu, then Indra until 02:06 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:00 · Taitila until 19:12 · Gara until 06:21 Thu · Vanija until 17:26 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:15Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:56Upper 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.

  • shashthiWednesday 20 February

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.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.