Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 February 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:52, sunset 18:17. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:35 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:26 to 16:52. Rahu Kalam 16:52 to 18:17.00061218Moonset 04:05Moonrise 13:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 February 1991

Sunday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 11:00, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday 26 Feb after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:52 to 18:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:52
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 14:00
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:26 to 16:52
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:52 to 18:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:05 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 11:00 · Ekadashi until 08:38 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:29 Mon, then Punarvasu until 23:48 Mon
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:11, then Ayushman until 14:03 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:00 · Vanija until 21:49 · Vishti until 08:38 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise13:37Upper 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.

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 24 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday 26 Feb after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 12 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:35 and 08:56.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.