Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 25 February 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:51, sunset 18:18. Rahu Kalam 08:17 to 09:43. Yamaganda 11:09 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 04:54Moonrise 14:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 25 February 1991

Monday is Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:38, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 25 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:17 to 09:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:51
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:17 to 09:43
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:09 to 12:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:57
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:26
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:18
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:54 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 08:38 · Dwadashi until 06:14 Tue · Trayodashi until 03:55 Wed
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:48, then Pushya until 22:10 Tue
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:03, then Saubhagya until 10:55 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:38 · Bava until 19:26 · Balava until 06:14 Tue · Kaulava until 17:04 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:18Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise14:46Upper 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 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.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiMonday 25 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 12 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:35 and 08:56.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.