Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 28 February 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:48, sunset 18:20. Yamaganda 06:48 to 08:15. Gulika Kalam 09:41 to 11:08. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Rahu Kalam 14:01 to 15:27.00061218Moonrise 18:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 28 February 1991

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 23:55, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holika Dahan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

Rahu Kalam runs 14:01 to 15:27. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:48
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:48 to 08:15
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:41 to 11:08
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:01 to 15:27
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 23:55 · Pratipada until 22:27 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:27, then Purva Phalguni until 18:36 Fri
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:18 Fri, then Dhriti until 23:59 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:48 · Bava until 23:55 · Balava until 11:07 Fri

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 32 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:04Upper 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.

  • Holika DahanThursday 28 February
  • Full moonThursday 28 February
  • Purnima fastThursday 28 February

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.