Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 29 February 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:47, sunset 18:20. Gulika Kalam 06:47 to 08:14. Rahu Kalam 09:41 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 14:01 to 15:27.00061218Moonset 14:46Moonrise 04:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 29 February 1992

Saturday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:23, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:47 and 09:05.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:41 to 11:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:47
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:47 to 08:14
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:41 to 11:07
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:01 to 15:27
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:38 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 09:23 · Dwadashi until 12:07 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:43 Sun
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:09, then Variyan until 15:11 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:23 · Kaulava until 22:46 · Taitila until 12:07 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar 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.

  • Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 29 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:47 and 09:05.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 15 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:30 and 08:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.