Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 February 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 18:09. Yamaganda 08:25 to 09:49. Gulika Kalam 11:12 to 12:36. Rahu Kalam 12:36 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 23:22Moonrise 10:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 February 1997

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 03:21 Thu, then Saptami.

Observed today Kumbha sankranti, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:36 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:25 to 09:49
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:17
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:12 to 12:36
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:36 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:09
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:22

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 03:21 Thu · Saptami until 02:34 Fri
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:58 Thu, then Bharani until 04:53 Fri
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:17, then Shukla until 15:11 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:01 · Taitila until 03:21 Thu · Gara until 14:52 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:09Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kumbha sankrantiWednesday 12 February
  • shashthiWednesday 12 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:13.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 18 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:57 and 08:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.