Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 February 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 18:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:35 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:24 to 16:48. Rahu Kalam 16:48 to 18:12.00061218Moonset 03:04Moonrise 13:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 February 1997

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 04:26 Mon, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:48 to 18:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 14:00
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:16
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:24 to 16:48
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:48 to 18:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:04 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 04:26 Mon · Ekadashi until 06:11 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:39 Mon
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:16, then Vishkambha until 12:15 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:44 · Gara until 04:26 Mon · Vanija until 17:15 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:12Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise13:16Upper 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.