Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 February 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 18:11. Gulika Kalam 07:00 to 08:24. Rahu Kalam 09:48 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:23.00061218Moonset 05:05Moonrise 14:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 February 1992

Saturday is Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 00:17 Sun, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:48 to 11:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:00 to 08:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:48 to 11:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:23
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:11
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:05 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 00:17 Sun · Trayodashi until 20:52 Sun
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:37, then Punarvasu until 11:06 Sun
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:29, then Ayushman until 16:31 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:52 · Balava until 00:17 Sun · Kaulava until 10:37 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:11Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:55Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 15 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 29 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:47 and 09:05.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.