Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 February 1993A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:48, sunset 18:20. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 12:34 to 14:01. Gulika Kalam 15:27 to 16:54. Rahu Kalam 16:54 to 18:20.00061218Moonset 00:26Moonrise 10:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 February 1993

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 08:03, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:54 to 18:20. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:48
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:22
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:34 to 14:01
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:27 to 16:54
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:54 to 18:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:26 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 08:03 · Saptami until 09:03 Mon
  • NakshatraKrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:32 Mon
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:42, then Vaidhriti until 13:15 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 08:03 · Gara until 20:38 · Vanija until 09:03 Mon

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 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise10:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 28 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiThursday 4 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 13:44 and 18:23.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 5 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.